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## Class : dorsal organ

 * *IRI* = http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_2002133
 * *Label* = dorsal organ
 * *Definition* = Surface structure that is a midsaggital strap of flattened ectodermal tissue extending along the posterodorsal midline. [ [database_cross_reference](../../ef/oboInOwl#hasDbXref.md) = TAO:wd ]
 * *Comment* = Dorsal organ is a structure found in apteronotid gymnotiform fishes. Definition reference:

Albert, JS and WL Fink. 2007. Phylogenetic relationships of fossil neotropical electric fish (Osteichthyes: Gymnotiformes) from the Upper Miocene of Bolivia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27:17-25.

## Synonyms


## Cross-references


## Subsets


## Superclasses

 * [surface structure](../../UBERON/02/UBERON_0003102.md)

## Equivalencies


## Other Logical Axioms


## Other Annotations

 * *[definition](../../IAO/15/IAO_0000115.md)* = Surface structure that is a midsaggital strap of flattened ectodermal tissue extending along the posterodorsal midline.
 * *[core#provenance_notes](../../core#provenance/es/core#provenance_notes.md)* = This class was sourced from an external ontology (teleost_anatomy). Its definitions, naming conventions and relationships may need to be checked for compatibility with uberon
 * *[oboInOwl#created_by](../../oboInOwl#created/by/oboInOwl#created_by.md)* = teleost_anatomy_curators
 * *[rdf-schema#comment](../../nt/rdf-schema#comment.md)* = Dorsal organ is a structure found in apteronotid gymnotiform fishes. Definition reference:

Albert, JS and WL Fink. 2007. Phylogenetic relationships of fossil neotropical electric fish (Osteichthyes: Gymnotiformes) from the Upper Miocene of Bolivia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27:17-25.
 * *[rdf-schema#label](../../el/rdf-schema#label.md)* = dorsal organ

## Usage

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 * [dorsal organ](../../UBERON/33/UBERON_2002133.md) SubClassOf [surface structure](../../UBERON/02/UBERON_0003102.md)

## External Comments