Term epibranchial placode

Focal thickenings of the embryonic ectoderm that form immediately dorsal and caudal of the clefts between the pharyngeal arches and that produce the neuroblasts that migrate and condense to form the distal cranial ganglia.

Local Unique Identifier
0000117
Relation BFO:0000050 part of
Xref Teleost Anatomy Ontology
tao:0001294