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|_ellipsoid body
Name:
ellipsoid body
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Abbreviation:
EB
Alternative names:
Description:
A component of the
central body
, located on the midline, and dorso-anteriorly to the
fan shaped body
. It is a component with ellipsoid shape in flies, whereas inverted U or bar-like shape in some other species (e.g. in locusts).
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