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levator operculi

Term ID
ZFA:0000537
Synonyms
  • levator operculae
Definition
Hyoid muscle that originates at the ventrolateral margin of the pterotic and inserts in the dorsomesial edge of the opercle. The levator operculi is responsible for jaw depression, its force of contraction is transmitted through the opercular series and the interoperculo-mandibular ligament to the lower jaw. (1)
Appears at
Larval:Protruding-mouth (72.0h-96.0h, 3.5mm)
Evident until
Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
References
  • TAO:0000537
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