Term Name: roofing cartilage
Synonyms:
Definition: Cartilaginous larval structure dorsal to the four anterior-most vertebrae, which forms the connection between neural arches and supraneurals in the Weberian apparatus. Located dorsal to the neural tube.
Appears at: Larval:Days 7-13 (168.0h-14d, 4.5mm, 8 teeth)
Evident until: Larval:Days 21-29 (21d-30d, 7.8mm, 10 teeth)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001172]

Relationships
is part of: supraneural 2 supraneural 3
is a type of: postcranial axial cartilage

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