mouth

The Planarian Anatomoy Ontology (PLANA) is a collection of terms curated from the literature and other organism anatomy ontologies to describe anatomical features, life cycle stages and developmental processes in the regenerative flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea. The latest version of the PLANA Ontology is available through the Open Biological and Biomedical Ontology Foundry (OBO) . PLANA Ontology terms are searchable at the EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service (OLS) and the PLANA Ontology Terms Page.

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Planarian Anatomy Ontology Term Overview

NAME:

  mouth

DEFINITON:

  The sole point of entry and exit for the Triclad planarian flatworm gut. The mouth is connected to the pharyngeal pouch to allow for exit and re-entry of the definitive pharynx on the ventral side of the animal. The mouth contains several cell types, including epithelial cells, muscle, and secretory cells.

TERM DEFINITION CITATIONS:

  OCLC:16809160

TERM ID:

  PLANA:0000072

SYNONYMS:

  Manus

ABOUT THIS TERM:

  mouth "is a" definitive tissue

  mouth "contained in" epidermal compartment, posterior compartment, ventral compartment and parapharyngeal region

  mouth "existence overlaps" Stage 6, juvenile, asexual adult, sexually mature adult, Stage 8 and Stage 7

  mouth "existence starts at point" Stage 6

  mouth "part of" digestive system

  oral opening "is a" mouth

BROWSE ONTOLOGY TREE (IN OLS):

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Planarian Anatomy Ontology