Skeletal subdivision that undergoes direct development and includes elements that either develop in association with the basement membrane of the ectoderm or are homologous with such elements; includes dermatocranium, components of the appendicular skeleton, teeth and tooth-like elements of the oropharynx, and integumentary elements. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/go/references/0000034 http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051070 VSAO : 0000035 PSPUB : 0000170 ]
Term information
- VSAO:0000035
- XAO:0004025
- This ontology covers metazoa, so we do not use exoskeleton as primary label, as in VSAO
- Skeletal subdivision that undergoes direct development and includes elements that either develop in association with the basement membrane of the ectoderm or are homologous with such elements; includes dermatocranium, components of the appendicular skeleton, teeth and tooth-like elements of the oropharynx, and integumentary elements.
- exoskeleton
- uberon
- dermoskeleton
- desmoskeleton
- dermal skeletal system
- UBERON:0010364