Introducing the HAO's analyzer, feedback, and API

Today we're taking the wraps off of two simple, but handy tools that we have developed to encourage wider adoption of the HAO. The first, our "analyzer" is simply a tool that takes a block of text and compares it to labels found in the HAO. This tool is aimed at addressing a commonly seen element of taxonomic revisions: the statements in a Materials and Methods section that indicate where anatomic concepts were first defined or in what context they are being used (e.g. "wing venation is described following the conventions of Smith, 1945). The analyzer allows users to explicitly reference anatomical concepts by providing resolvable URIs for them. It further highlights where potential conflicts may arise, for example, "you're using 'paramere', did you know that 'paramere' many different ways?" (try "paramere" for fun).

The HAO has pretty good lexical coverage, but you'll inevitably find some favorite term that's not included when you deploy the analyzer. When this happens you can use the second new feature, a simple feedback form that notifies the curators regarding improvements, corrections, or additions.

For those of you who are a little hacking-savvy we're also unwrapping the (very) alpha version of our API to the HAO. The API provides the underlying functionality used by the analyzer to your Web applications. Please feel free to provide feedback on the API directly on the wiki.

Finally- note that all of these new components are just core pieces of mx, i.e. they can be adopted for new ontology projects completely unrelated to the HAO, if so desired.

RCN working group meeting - Boulder, CO

Last June the Phenotype RCN organized a set of concurrent working group meetings—focused on arthropod anatomy, vertebrate anatomy, plant phenotypes, and the informatics associated with phenotype data and ontologies—that were very graciously hosted by by Google's office in Boulder, CO. The meeting agenda and subsequent notes are already posted on the Phenotype RCN website, though I noticed today that the arthropod anatomy working group summary never got posted!

The longer version is available as a Google doc. Here's the short version: We are working towards developing two higher-level anatomy ontologies, one for classes in common across Arthropoda and another for Insecta. We've identified a series of potential classes, proposed candidate definitions for notoriously difficult ones (what's a 'segment'?!), identified some tools we can use to facilitate communication (an email list, Dropbox, Google docs, Git), development (mx, Protégé) and visualization (C-Map, Vue), and identified several highly motivated people to collaborate with.

I'll also use this opportunity to thank our host at Google's Boulder office, John Day-Richter, for hosting what ended up being an inspirational, productive meeting! Our next group meeting is at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center in Durham, NC. Watch for more details!

What's the Preferred Term - 8/8/2011

Recap from last post: For the first class, "HAO:0000647: The line that extends submedially along the mesoscutum and corresponds to the median border of the site of origin of the first mesopleuro-mesonotal muscle" we had no responses so we will keep "notaulus" as the preferred term. For the second class, "HAO:0001044: The area that is located dorsally of the ventral margin of toruli and ventrally of the anterior ocellus medial to the inner margins of the eye and malar line", Burks and Jennings suggested "frons".

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For this week:

CLASS: HAO:0001022: The foramen that is located on the head in which the radicle positioned.

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/611

TERM OPTIONS: alveolus, antennal foramen, antennal insertion, antennal socket, torulus

HOMONYM NOTES: "antennal socket" and "torulus" are both also used for the class "HAO:0000103: The rim that surrounds the antennal foramen."

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CLASS: HAO:0000362: The anatomical cluster that is composed of flagellomeres located between the pedicel and clava or the distalmost anellus and clava.

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/485

TERM OPTIONS: funicle, funiculus, funiculus of antenna

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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- WHAT TERMS (from the above options) would you use to refer to these concepts?
- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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What's the Preferred Term - 8/2/2011

Recap from last post: For the first class "HAO:0000319: The pit that is located on the upper face dorsal to the intertorular carina and corresponds internally to a conical apodeme and not the tentorium" we had no responses and will thus maintain "pore facial" as the preferred term. For the second class "HAO:0000326: The scrobe that is located on the mesopleuron into which the mid leg fits when pressed against the mesosoma", Krogmann suggested a new label, "mesofemoral depression" as the preferred one. Thus we have added the label and it is now the preferred one.

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0000647

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/601

DEFINITION: The line that extends submedially along the mesoscutum and corresponds to the median border of the site of origin of the first mesopleuro-mesonotal muscle.

TERM OPTIONS: notaular line, notaulix, notaulus

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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ID: HAO:0001044

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/655

DEFINITION: The area that is located dorsally of the ventral margin of toruli and ventrally of the anterior ocellus medial to the inner margins of the eye and malar line.

TERM OPTIONS: frons, frontal area, supra-antennal area, upper face

HOMONYM NOTES: "frons" is also used for the class "HAO: 0001523: The area that is situated between the epistomal line and the anterior ocellus and limited laterally by the inner margin of compound eye"

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- WHAT TERMS (from the above options) would you use to refer to these concepts?
- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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Recap from last post: For the first class, "HAO:0000889: The area that is located proximally on the scape, is limited distally by a constriction and bears proximally the basal knob" we had no responses, so we will keep "radicle" as the preferred label. Both Fernández-Triana and Jennings suggested "malar sulcus" for the second class - since it is already preferred we will keep that label as it is.

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0000319

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/4166

DEFINITION: The pit that is located on the upper face dorsal to the intertorular carina and corresponds internally to a conical apodeme and not the tentorium.

TERM OPTIONS: facial pit, fosette scrobale, fossette frontale, pore facial

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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ID: HAO:0000326

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/1196

DEFINITION: The scrobe that is located on the mesopleuron into which the mid leg fits when pressed against the mesosoma.

TERM OPTIONS: femoral depression, femoral groove, scrobal groove

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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- WHAT TERMS (from the above options) would you use to refer to these concepts?
- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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What's the Preferred Term - 7/18/2011

Recap from last post: It has been a while since the last post (grants!!!) but last time both Jennings and Fernandez Triana both suggested "malar space" for the class "HAO:0001393: The area that is extends between the lower (anerior) eye margin and the anterolateral margin of the cranium, and its width is delimited by the width of the mandible". As for the class "HAO:0000221: The area of the integument that is weakly sclerotized, with thin exocuticle" we will keep the label "conjunctiva" since no one had any opinions.

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0000889

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/551

DEFINITION: The area that is located proximally on the scape, is limited distally by a constriction and bears proximally the basal knob.

TERM OPTIONS: antennal condyle, articulatory bulb, radicle, radicula

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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ID: HAO:0000504

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/1635

DEFINITION: The sulcus that extends between the ventral margin of the compound eye and the base of the mandible.

TERM OPTIONS: frontogenal suture, genal sulcus, malar groove, malar sulcus, subocular groove, subocular sulcus

HOMONYM NOTES: "malar groove" is also used for the class "HAO:0001394: The groove that extends between the compound eye and the base of the mandible"

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- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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What's the Preferred Term - 6/28/2011

Recap from last post: We had a response for both the terms from Burks who suggested "lateral ocellus" and "frontal depression" for the corresponding classes HAO:0000481 and HAO:0000911 respectively. Unless there is consensus against it, we will make the according changes.

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0000221

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/1072

DEFINITION: The area of the integument that is weakly sclerotized, with thin exocuticle.

TERM OPTIONS: arthrodial membrane, conjunctiva, corium

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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ID: HAO:0001393

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/1595

DEFINITION: The area that is extends between the lower (anerior) eye margin and the anterolateral margin of the cranium, and its width is delimited by the width of the mandible.

TERM OPTIONS: cheek, malar area, malar region, malar space

HOMONYM NOTES: "cheek" is also used for the class "HAO:0000200: The area that is located ventrally in between the eye and the oral foramen"; "malar space" is also used by the class "HAO:0000503: The anatomical line that is the shortest between the lower orbit and the ventrolateral margin of the cranium"

- WHAT TERMS (from the above options) would you use to refer to these concepts?
- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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What's the Preferred Term - 6/20/2011

Recap from last post: We did not have any responses last week, so we will keep the current preferred labels for those two classes (HAO:0000292 & HAO:0000468), unless objections are made.

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0000911

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/857

DEFINITION: The anatomical cluster that is composed of antennal scrobes.

TERM OPTIONS: frontal depression, frontal scrobe, scrobal cavity, scrobal channel, scrobal depression

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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ID: HAO:0000481

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/1780

DEFINITION: The ocellus that is paired.

TERM OPTIONS: hindocellus, lateral ocellus, posterior ocellus

HOMONYM NOTES: none

- WHAT TERMS (from the above options) would you use to refer to these concepts?
- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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What's the Preferred Term - 6/13/2011

Recap from last post: Jennings suggested the preferred term "metathoracic spiracle" for the class "HAO:0000769: The spiracle that is located dorsally on the border between the mesopectus and the metapectus" so we will provide that accordingly. For the second class "HAO:0001665: The sulcus that is longitudinal and extends posteriorly of the first abdominal spiracle" we had some discussion (initiated by Burks) about the validity of the definition and labels having to do with a sulcus, something that cannot be determined easily for all groups. An agreement was made to possibly substitute "groove" for "sulcus". For now, we will go with Burks' suggestion of using "postspiracular furrow" until a better definition can be achieved.

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0000292

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/522

DEFINITION: The carina that delimits posteriorly the epicnemium.

TERM OPTIONS: acetabular carina, epicnemial carina, prepectal carina

HOMONYM NOTES: "acetabular carina" is also used for the classes "HAO:0000080: The area that is located medially on the epicnemial carina" and "HAO:0001428: The area that is located on the epicnemial carina posterior to the site of origin of the omaulus"; "prepectal carina" is also attributed to the class "HAO:0001803: The carina that divides the prepectus for the vertical lateral portion and the horizontal, ventral prepectal shelf".

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ID: HAO:0000468

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/3248

DEFINITION: The area that is located laterally on the axilla and is delimited medially by the axillar carina.

TERM OPTIONS: lateral axillar area, lateral axillar surface, lateral panel of axilla, outer panel of axilla, postalar plate, posterior alar plate

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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What's the Preferred Term - 6/6/2011

Recap from last post: Last time we had no responses, so we will remain using "acropleuron" for the class "HAO:0001155: The area that corresponds with the site of origin of the third mesopleuro-mesonotal and first mesopleuro-third axillary sclerite of fore wing muscle" and the term "basitarsal comb" for the class "HAO:0001180: The row of setae that extends along the ventral margin of the probasitarsus".

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0000769

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/4535

DEFINITION: The spiracle that is located dorsally on the border between the mesopectus and the metapectus.

TERM OPTIONS: metathoracic spiracle, posterior thoracic spiracle, second spiracle

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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ID: HAO:0001665

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/6427

DEFINITION: The sulcus that is longitudinal and extends posteriorly of the first abdominal spiracle.

TERM OPTIONS: paraspiracular sulcus, postspiracular sulcus, spiracular sulcus, spiracular sulcus of propodeum

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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What's the Preferred Term - 5/23/2011

Recap from last week: For the first class, "HAO:0001205: The line that is longitudinal, extends ventrally on the mesopleuron and corresponds with the site of origin of the second and third mesopleuro-third axillary sclerite of fore wing and the second mesopleuro-mesonotal muscles", "sternaulus" was initially chosen, but Broad pointed out that the label is applied to another feature in ichneumonoids (and, indeed this is another class in the ontology - see HAO:0000953) so we will keep "transepisternal line" as the pereferred label. For the second class, "HAO:0000808: The pit that is located on upper face adjacent the anterior margin of the median ocellus and corresponds internally to a conical apodeme and not the tentorium" Gergely chose "preocellar pit".

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0001155

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/877

DEFINITION: The area that corresponds with the site of origin of the third mesopleuro-mesonotal and first mesopleuro-third axillary sclerite of fore wing muscle.

TERM OPTIONS: acropleuron, anapleurite, subalar area

HOMONYM NOTES: "anapleurite" has been used for "HAO:0001175: The pleurite that extends ventrally of the lateral margin of the tergum and dorsally of the coxopleurite."; "subalar area" has been used for "HAO:0000960: The area that is delimited by the mesepimeral inflection and corresponding subalar ridge and bears the mesopleural wing process."

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ID: HAO:0001180

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/5988

DEFINITION: The row of setae that extends along the ventral margin of the probasitarsus.

TERM OPTIONS: basitarsal comb, pecten, tarsal comb

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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What's the Preferred Term - 5/3/2011

Recap from last week: For the first class, "HAO:0000395: The sclerite that is located distally of the gonostipes" we will keep "harpe" as the preferred term (as suggested by Schulmeister), but have added "harpago" to the list of synonyms as suggested by Yoshimura. For the second class, "HAO:0000920: The line that traverses the alinotum between the postmedian notal wing processes", Burks suggested "scutoscutellar suture" be the preferred term.

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0000492

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/816

DEFINITION: The apodeme that is located laterally on the postnotum.

TERM OPTIONS: accessory sclerite of 4th axillary sclerite, lateral lobe of secondary phragma, laterophragma, lateropostnotum, mesopostnotal apodeme, muscle bearing process of mesopostphragma, postalar bridge, postalare

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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ID: HAO:0000625

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/623

DEFINITION: The area that is located posteromedially on the metanotum, is delimited laterally by the metanotal trough and corresponds to the reservoir of the dorsal vessel.

TERM OPTIONS: dorsellum, metanotal plate, metascutellum, postscutellum

HOMONYM NOTES: "postscutellum" is also attributed to "HAO:0001809: The area that is located medially on the dorsellum and bears the metanotal flange."

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What's the Preferred Term - 4/25/2011

Recap from last week: For the first definition, "HAO:0001358: The pit that corresponds with the mesopleural apodeme", Fernández-Triana and Jennings both agreed that "mesopleural pit" is the most clear and accurate term for that class. For the other class, "HAO:0000735: The carina that is located laterally on the propodeum" there was much discussion regarding the identity of the class (in relation to other carinae on the propodeum of Ichneumonoidea and Chalcidoidea), but otherwise the term "plica" was chosen as the preferred one.

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0000395

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/3937

DEFINITION: The sclerite that is located distally of the gonostipes.

TERM OPTIONS: distal segment of gonopod, dististyle, gonoharpe, gonosquama, gonostylus, harpe, harpes, harpide, palette, paramere, squama, telomere

HOMONYM NOTES: "paramere" (http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/label/show/4259), and "squama" (http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/label/show/1418) have been used for other classes.

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ID: HAO:0000920

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/1378

DEFINITION: The line that traverse the alinotum between the postmedian notal wing processes.

TERM OPTIONS: para-axillary suture, scutellar suture, scuto-scutellar suture, scutoscutellar suture

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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What's the Preferred Term - 4/19/2011

Recap from last week: For the first term, Burks argued that "purely linguistic grounds suggest that auxilium is
best. Auxilia is the plural, and I don't see why the extra word "sclerite" would be needed", so we will use the term "auxilium" to describe the sclerite. For the second term, both Jennings and Burks agreed that "anterior ocellus" is too relative with regards to head direction, etc. The term "median ocellus" was deemed the most accurate, thus we will use it as the preferred label.

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0001358

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/8253

DEFINITION: The pit that corresponds with the mesopleural apodeme.

TERM OPTIONS: episternal scrobe, mesopleural pit, scrobe

HOMONYM NOTES: "scrobe" is a label that is also applied to "HAO:0000912: The area that is impressed and is for the reception or concealment of another sclerite"

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ID: HAO:0000735

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/1700

DEFINITION: The carina that is located laterally on the propodeum.

TERM OPTIONS: plica, plical carina

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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What's the Preferred Term - 4/11/2011

Recap from last week: For the class "HAO:0000945: The anatomical space that serves as the storage of sperm" (applied to the structure for female sperm storage), we have chosen "spermatheca" as the preferred term as per at least one response. For the second class, "HAO:0000164: The process that is linear and wider apically than distally" we had an interesting discussion about the actual validity of the class definition and also whether there should be more classes applied to different structures (e.g. a true "bar", a true "trabecula" and the entire H-shaped structure in Mymaridae "trabecula?"). We will need to further clarify these classes, but until then we will hold off on assigning preferred terms.

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0000154

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/3905

DEFINITION: The sclerite that is located between the unguitractor and the bases of claws.

TERM OPTIONS: auxilia, auxiliar sclerite, auxilium

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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ID: HAO:0000526

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/1779

DEFINITION: The ocellus that is located medially on the cranium.

TERM OPTIONS: anterior ocellus, medial ocellus, median ocellus

HOMONYM NOTES: none

- WHAT TERMS (from the above options) would you use to refer to these concepts?
- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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What's the Preferred Term - 4/4/2011

Recap from last week: For the class "HAO:0000109: The frontal line that is a carina", Jennings suggested that the homonym "frontal carina" be with the class "HAO:0000810: The carina that is located on the face and parallels the inner orbit"; thus we have made "central keel" the preferred term for the former class. No decisions were made about "HAO:0000916: The depression that is medially located on the scutoscutellar suture" thus the current term, "scutellar fovea", remains as the preferred one.

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0000164

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/1089

DEFINITION: The process that is linear and wider apically than distally.

TERM OPTIONS: bar, trabecula

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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ID: HAO:0000945

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/1474

DEFINITION: The anatomical space that serves as the storage of sperm.

TERM OPTIONS: receptaculum seminis, spermatheca

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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What's the Preferred Term - 3/28/2011

Recap from last week: For the first class, "The seta that is located on the anterior margin of the hind wing and interlocks with the recurved posterior edge of the fore wing in Hymenoptera during flight, making them functionally one winged", Schulmeister and Jennings both chose "hamulus (hamuli)" a choice that surely surprised no one in the community. As for the second class, "The malar line that is a carina", no one gave their opinion so we will keep "malar carina" as the preferred term.

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0000109

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/535

DEFINITION: The frontal line that is a carina.

TERM OPTIONS: central keel, frontal carina

HOMONYM NOTES: "frontal carina" is also used for the classes "HAO:0000810: The carina that is located on the face and parallels the inner orbit" and "HAO:0001533: The carina that extends along the lateral margin of the intertorular area (median margin of the antennal foramen) towards the vertex".

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ID: HAO:0000916

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/1183

DEFINITION: The depression that is medially located on the scutoscutellar suture.

TERM OPTIONS: anterior scutellar pit, scutellar fovea

HOMONYM NOTES: none

- WHAT TERMS (from the above options) would you use to refer to these concepts?
- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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What's the Preferred Term - 3/21/2011

Recap from last week: We had no responses this past week so we will keep our current preferred terms: 1) for the class "HAO:0000891: The process that is located proximally on the first valvula" we have "ventral ramus of the first valvula" as the term of choice; 2) for "HAO:0000780: The sulcus that corresponds with the postgenal ridge" we have "postgenal sulcus" as the preferred term.

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0000394

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/486

DEFINITION: The seta that is located on the anterior margin of the hind wing and interlocks with the recurved posterior edge of the fore wing in Hymenoptera during flight, making them functionally one winged.

TERM OPTIONS: frenal hook, hamulus

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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ID: HAO:0001590

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/6320

DEFINITION: The malar line that is a carina.

TERM OPTIONS: malar carina, malar keel, malar ridge

HOMONYM NOTES: none

- WHAT TERMS (from the above options) would you use to refer to these concepts?
- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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Recap from last week: Last week we had no responses, so we will keep using the current preferred terms - for 1) "HAO:0000918: The ridge that extends along the anterior margin of the mesoscutellum and corresponds to the scutoscutellar suture." we have "scutoscutellar ridge" as the preferred term; for 2) "HAO:0000742: The projection that is located anterolaterally on the mesoscutellar-axillar complex." we have "postalar process" as the preferred term.


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For this week:

ID: HAO:0000891

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/1259

DEFINITION: The process that is located proximally on the first valvula.

TERM OPTIONS: ramal rod, ventral ramus of the first valvula

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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ID: HAO:0000780

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/862

DEFINITION: The sulcus that corresponds with the postgenal ridge.

TERM OPTIONS: gular sulcus, postgenal sulcus

HOMONYM NOTES: "postgenal sulcus" has been applied to the class "HAO:0001811: The sulcus that extends between the malar sulcus and the occipital foramen."

- WHAT TERMS (from the above options) would you use to refer to these concepts?
- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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What's the Preferred Term - 3/7/2011

Recap from last week: We got one response for each of the classes from last week. First, Jennings suggested we use "basiconic capitate peg sensillum" for the class "HAO:0001098: Mushroom-shaped sensory structure on the flagellum, particularly the clava; sometimes called the sensilla ampullacea." Second, Schulmeister suggested a couple of labels for the class "HAO:0000427: The compound organ that functions as producer and transporter of sperm, spermatophore and semen, composed of the testes, vas deferens, accessory glands and ductus ejaculatorius. Ecto- and mesodermal in origin" including "internal male genitalia" or "internal male reproductive organs". We will use Jennings' selection for the first class, and have continued using "internal male genitalia" for the second class in accordance with Schulmeister's suggestions and our current selection.

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0000918

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/3293

DEFINITION: The ridge that extends along the anterior margin of the mesoscutellum and corresponds to the scutoscutellar suture.

TERM OPTIONS: scutoscutellar ridge, V-shaped notal ridge

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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ID: HAO:0000742

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/1180

DEFINITION: The projection that is located anterolaterally on the mesoscutellar-axillar complex.

TERM OPTIONS: metategula, postalar process, scutellar crest

HOMONYM NOTES: none

- WHAT TERMS (from the above options) would you use to refer to these concepts?
- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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What's the Preferred Term - 2/28/2011

Apologies for missing last week's WTPT post.

Recap from 2 weeks ago: We did not get any responses for either term, so we will keep the current preferred terms: "HAO:0000942: The sclerite that is unpaired and located just dorsally of the basal part of the aedeagus in some Aculeata" we chose the term "spatha"; "HAO:0001027: The line that traverses the mesoscutum between the antemedian and postmedian wing processes." we chose the term "transcutal line".

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0001098

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/5995

DEFINITION: Mushroom-shaped sensory structure on the flagellum, particularly the clava; sometimes called the sensilla ampullacea.

TERM OPTIONS: basiconic capitate peg sensillum, capitate peg sensillum, sensilla ampullacea

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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ID: HAO:0000427

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/4239

DEFINITION: The compound organ that functions as producer and transporter of sperm, spermatophore and semen, composed of the testes, vas deferens, accessory glands and ductus ejaculatorius. Ecto- and mesodermal in origin.

TERM OPTIONS: inner male genitalia, internal male genitalia

HOMONYM NOTES: none

- WHAT TERMS (from the above options) would you use to refer to these concepts?
- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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What's the Preferred Term - 2/15/2011

Recap from last week: Last week we had one response for the first preferred term and none for the second. Schulmeister stated "I use external male genitalia and copulatory apparatus and copulatory organ. If Latin, then armatura genitalis", later suggesting "armatura genitalis". We would like to maintain using English terms (as decided in a previous WTPT), so we will use "external male genitalia" for the preferred term for "HAO:0000312: The anatomical cluster that is composed of the cupula, gonostyle, volsella and the aedeagus". For the second term, representing "HAO:0000271: The ridge that is marginal or submarginal, extends along the dorsal margin of the propleuron and serves as the site of origin of the lateral propleuro-postoccipital muscle" we have chosen "dorsal propleural ridge".

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0000942

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/1417

DEFINITION: The sclerite that is unpaired and located just dorsally of the basal part of the aedeagus in some Aculeata.

TERM OPTIONS: median lobe, spatha, uncus

HOMONYM NOTES: "uncus" is currently the preferred term for "HAO:0001041 - The abscissa that extends anteriorly from the stigmal vein."

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ID: HAO:0001027

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/4527

DEFINITION: The line that traverses the mesoscutum between the antemedian and postmedian wing processes.

TERM OPTIONS: transscutal fissure, transscutal line, transscutal suture

HOMONYM NOTES: none

- WHAT TERMS (from the above options) would you use to refer to these concepts?
- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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What's the Preferred Term - 2/7/2011

Recap from last week: For the first class, two suggested preferred terms were selected: Broad selected "postpectal carina", while Ohl preferred "precoxal carina (of mesopleuron)". Since the "precoxal carina" part is a homonym of " HAO:0001324 - The carina that delimits dorsally the precoxal sulcus" we have chosen to use "postpectal carina" (which is prevalent in ichneumonoid and chalcidoid literature). For the second class, no responses were sent, thus we will retain our preferred label "gaine" for "The anatomical cluster composed of the second valvifer and the third valvula."

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0000312

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/4097

DEFINITION: The anatomical cluster that is composed of the cupula, gonostyle, volsella and the aedeagus.

TERM OPTIONS: armatura genitalis, copulatoria, copulatory apparatus, external male genitalia, genital apparatus, genital appendage, genital armature, genital capsule, genital organ, genitalia, male copulatory organ, paramere, parameres, phallic apparatus, phallus

HOMONYM NOTES: The label "paramere" is attached to a number of classes including: "HAO: 0000707 - The sclerite that is paired, located in the middle of the external male genitalia, surrounds the distal part of the ductus ejaculatorius and the endophallus"; "HAO:0000389 - The anatomical cluster that is located distally of the cupula lateroventrally of the volsellae and surrounds the aedeagus"; "HAO:0000395 - The sclerite that is located distally of the gonostipes"; "HAO:0000713 - The anatomical cluster that is composed of the cupulae, gonostipites and volsellae"......The label "genitalia" has also been used for "HAO:0000374 - The anatomical system that is involved in copulation, fertilization and/or oviposition";

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ID: HAO:0000271

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/1171

DEFINITION: The ridge that is marginal or submarginal, extends along the dorsal margin of the propleuron and serves as the site of origin of the lateral propleuro-postoccipital muscle.

TERM OPTIONS: dorsal incision of the propleuron, dorsal propleural ridge, horizontal apodeme of episternum, marginal apodeme

HOMONYM NOTES: none

- WHAT TERMS (from the above options) would you use to refer to these concepts?
- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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What's the Preferred Term - 1/31/2011

Recap from last week: #1 - "Mesosoma" was chosen as the preferred term for the class "HAO:0000576: The tagma that is composed of the prothorax, mesothorax and the metapectal-propodeal complex" by two people (Keller & Ohl). We agree and have made the pertinent changes. #2 - For the class "HAO:0000662: The shortest anatomical line that connects the compound eye and the lateral ocellus" we had no suggestions for a preferred term. Thus, we will choose the preferred term.

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0000794

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/544

DEFINITION: The carina that delimits anterlaterally the mesocoxal depression.

TERM OPTIONS: postpectal carina, postpectal flange, precoxal carina of mesopleuron, ventral mesopleural carina

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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ID: HAO:0001100

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/4762

DEFINITION: The anatomical cluster composed of the second valvifer and the third valvula.

TERM OPTIONS: gaine, legescheide, oblonge platte, sägescheide, sawsheath, scheide

HOMONYM NOTES: none

- WHAT TERMS (from the above options) would you use to refer to these concepts?
- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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What's the Preferred Term - 1/24/2011

Recap from last week: #1 - For the class "HAO:0000990: The projection that is median, membraneous and is located distally on the ventral margin of the tarsomere", there was a consensus to use just "plantula" (instead of "tarsal plantula"). We have made the changes to mx and the glossary. #2 - Although the label "strigil" is attached to several classes (homonym), none have it as the preferred term. Since there were suggestions to use "strigil" for "HAO:0000102: The anatomical cluster that is composed of the probasitarsus and calcar" we have made the change. However, since it is a common homonym, the term should be looked at more closely in the future.

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0000662

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/3848

DEFINITION: The shortest anatomical line that connects the compound eye and the lateral ocellus.

TERM OPTIONS: ocellar ocular line, ocellocular line, ocular ocellar length, ocular ocellar line

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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ID: HAO:0000576

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/473

DEFINITION: The tagma that is composed of the prothorax, mesothorax and the metapectal-propodeal complex.

TERM OPTIONS: alitrunk, mesosoma, trunk

HOMONYM NOTES: "trunk" is also used for HAO:0000182 "The anatomical cluster that is composed of the whole organism but which excludes the antennae, legs and wings." (current preference = "body")

- WHAT TERMS (from the above options) would you use to refer to these concepts?
- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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What's the Preferred Term - 1/19/2011

**Starting this week we will be posting 2 WTPT questions at a time. This should hasten our completion of the exercise and expand the subject matter each week to broaden interest.**

Recap from last week: For the concept "The area that is median and located between the notauli" two people (Jennings & Tucker) chimed-in and said they preferred either "medial lobe of mesoscutum", "median mesonotal lobe", or "median mesoscutal lobe". These terms are very similar, but we chose "medial lobe of mesoscutum" since it is published and specific to the mesoscutum (not just mesonotum). However, "lobe" has a particular meaning in the ontology and, for future reference, this should probably be termed an "area".

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For this week:

ID: HAO:0000990

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/1040

DEFINITION: The projection that is median, single and located distally on the ventral margin of the tarsomere.

TERM OPTIONS: euplantula, plantar lobe, Sohlenbläschen, tarsal plantula, tarsal pulvillum

HOMONYM NOTES: none

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ID: HAO:0000102

HYMGLOSSARY LINK: http://glossary.hymao.org/projects/32/public/ontology_class/show_expanded/1765

DEFINITION: The anatomical cluster that is composed of the probasitarsus and calcar.

TERM OPTIONS: antenna cleaner, antennal cleaning organ, strigil, strigilis

HOMONYM NOTES: **strigilis** is also used as a term for HAO:0001222 "The anatomical cluster that is composed by transverse rows of setae on the median (posterior, inner) surface of the metabasitarsus."; **strigil** is also used as a term for HAO:0001106 "The basitarsus that is located on the protarsus."

- WHAT TERMS (from the above options) would you use to refer to these concepts?
- ARE THERE terms that we are missing for these concepts?

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