| Phenotype: | lateral line displaced, 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: | lateral line |
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| Synonyms: | lateral lines |
| Definition: | The lateral line consists of small sensory patches (neuromasts) located superficially on the skin or just under the skin in fluid-filled canals on the head and body of all fishes and most amphibians. The lateral line develops from cranial ectodermal placodes situated behind the ear and between the eye and ear. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001469] |
| Name: | displaced |
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| Definition: | A positional quality inhering in a bearer by virtue the bearer's being changed in position. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002181] |