OBO ID: ZFA:0001188 |
Term Name: | Weberian apparatus | Search Ontology: | |
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Definition: | The Weberian apparatus consists of the modified anteriormost four vertebrae and associated structures of otophysans which transduce sound or pressure waves from the tunica externa of the swim bladder to the inner ear (Alexander, 1962). | ||
Appears at: | Larval:Days 7-13 (168.0h-14d, 4.5mm, 8 teeth) | ||
Evident until: | Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult) | ||
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Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology |