otic placode

Term ID

ZFA:0000138

Synonyms

Definition

Primordium of the ear epithelium before it hollows into the otic vesicle, present beside the hindbrain rudiment in the mid-segmentation period. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for ear by T. Whitfield.) (1)

Appears at

Gastrula:Bud (10.0h-10.33h)

Evident until

Segmentation:26+ somites (22.0h-24.0h)

References

• TAO:0000138

Ontology

Anatomy Ontology