Any nucleus found in the central pretectum. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]
Synonyms: nucleus praetectalis centralis
Term information
- TAO:0000635
- ZFA:0000635
Diencephalic nucleus that is part of the central pretectum and is dorsal to the magnocellular superficial pretectal nucleus and the caudal pretectal nucleus. From Neuroanatomy of the Zebrafish Brain.
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_118040
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_7898
Lateral to the posterior commissure in Squalimorphi due to lateral movements of neurons during pretectal development[ISBN:0471888893]