| Name: | gill |
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| Synonyms: | gills |
| Definition: | Compound organ that consists of gill filaments, gill lamellae, gill rakers and pharyngeal arches 3-7. The gills are responsible for primary gas exchange between the blood and the surrounding water. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000354] |
| 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 |