Dermal bone that forms the postero-dorsal part of the opercular series. The opercle articulates with the hyomandibula antero-dorsally and with the subopercle ventrally. The opercle is a paired bone. [ TAO:GA_TG ]
Synonyms: operculare operculum opercles
Term information
- ZFA:0000250
The opercle is usually a large, flat bone that may be partially covered by the posterior region of the preopercle.
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
Term relations
- dermal bone
- part of some opercular series
- overlaps some hyomandibula-opercle joint
- overlaps some opercle-interopercle joint
- overlaps some preopercle-opercle joint
- part of some dorsal hyoid arch skeleton
- part of some dermatocranium
- part of some opercular flap