| Name: | opercular flap |
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| Synonyms: | gill cover, gill slit, opercular apparatus, opercular cover, operculum |
| Definition: | A large flap, covered by integument, supported by several flat bones, actuated by muscles, found on the side of the head covering the gill chambers. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000555] |
| Name: | cytoophidium |
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| Definition: | A filamentous, membrane-less subcellular structure composed primarily of polymerized metabolic enzymes, most notably cytidine triphosphate synthase (CTPS). Cytoophidia are evolutionarily conserved structures found across archaea, bacteria, and eukaryotes. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0097268] QuickGO AmiGO |