| Phenotype: | lepidotrichium increased branchiness, abnormal |
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| Note: | This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term name. |
| Name: | lepidotrichium |
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| Synonyms: | fin ray, lepidotrichia |
| Definition: | Dermal bone that is rod-like, formed and usually contained in a fin membrane, and jointed to or adjacent to distal radials. They are bilaterally paired. Lepidotrichia are formed from paired hemitrichia surrounding actinotrichia. There are usually two more lepidotrichia than distal radials. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001554] |
| Name: | increased branchiness |
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| Definition: | Branchiness quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of increasing the degree to which there are subdivisions or offshoots in a bearer entity. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002285] |