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

- 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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