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mx id: 1292 | OBO id: HAO:0000787 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000787

postoccipital ridge

Definition:

The ridge that corresponds to the postoccipital sulcus.

written by: Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.

Relationships / properties:

The postoccipital ridge is a ridge.

The postoccipital ridge is part of the cranium. The postoccipital ridge is part of the cuticle. The postoccipital ridge is part of the sclerite.

postoccipital ridge by Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.

postoccipital ridge by Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.

alternative definition added almost 15 years ago by Istvan Miko

Internal ridge upon which the dorsal prothoracic and neck muscles attach.

Reference: Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.
Cross reference: None provided.

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