cupular organ

Epithelial sense organ containing the cupula housing a gelatinous material elongated from the basement of the organ toward the atrial cavity. The basement of the cupular organ consists of two cell types: sensory cells and support cell.

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0009716

Epithelial sense organ containing the cupula housing a gelatinous material elongated from the basement of the organ toward the atrial cavity. The basement of the cupular organ consists of two cell types: sensory cells and support cell.

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UBERON:0009716

cupular organ

UBERON:0009716

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_7712

cupular organ

possible homologues of neuromasts in the inner ear (Bone & Ryan, 1978; Wada et al 1998). In the tunicate cupular organ, the sensory cell is a primary neuron sending an axon to the CNS. The sensory cilium is within a deep indentation of the cell and is surrounded by a collar of short microvilli.

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000020