| Name: | otolith |
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| Synonyms: | immature otolith, immature otoliths, statolith |
| Definition: | Portion of organism substance composed of calcium carbonate located in the otolith organ and positioned over a sensory macula; two form in each vesicle during the late segmentation period. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for otolith by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001617] |
| Name: | star shaped |
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| Synonyms: | stellate |
| Definition: | A shape quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002065] |