Diencephalic nucleus that is part of the superficial pretectum and is rostrally contiguous with the magnocellular superficial pretectal nucleus. Cells of the caudal pretectal nucleus are slightly smaller and less orderly around a central neuropil than those of the magnocellular superficial pretectal nucleus. From Neuroanatomy of the Zebrafish Brain. [ ZFA:0000631 ]
Synonyms: caudal pretectal nuclei
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- ZFA:0000631
- TAO:0000631
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posterior pretectal nucleus
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Term relations
Subclass of:
- superficial pretectal nucleus
- diencephalic nucleus
- part of some superficial pretectum
- only in taxon some Teleostei