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Otolith

An otolith (Ancient Greek: ὠτο-, ōto- ear + λῐ́θος, líthos, a stone), also called otoconium, statolith, or statoconium, is a calcium carbonate structure in the saccule or utricle of the inner ear, specifically in the vestibular system of vertebrates. The saccule and utricle, in turn, together make the otolith organs. These organs are what allows an…

Ecology, Paleontology & Comparative physiology

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FMA
77826
Latin
statoconium
TA98
A15.3.03.086

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Comparative physiology

Paleontology

Ecology

Otolith ornaments

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Otolith

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Triples79
Avg. degree1.98
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Otolith

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related to Paleontology · 18
Otolith → After, Cretaceous, Dispersed, Eocene, For, Fossil, However, In, It, Miocene, Nearly, Neogene, Oligocene, Otoliths, Paleogene, The, Their, These
related to Comparative physiology · 9
Otolith → Amphibia, Coelacanthii, Dipnoi, In, In Chondrichthyes, In Chondrostei, In Holostei, In Teleostei, The
related to Description · 8
Otolith → Because, Both, Endolymphatic, In, Mollusk, Similar, These, They
related to Composition · 7
Otolith → As, Combined, Fish, Robotic, Studying, The, This
related to Mechanism · 7
Otolith → Extrinsic, Hair, However, In, The, This, When
related to Growth rate and age · 6
Otolith → Finfish, Flying, In, Often, Osteichthyes, The
related to Otolith ornaments · 6
Otolith → Central Marine Fisheries Research, CMFRI, India, Institute, Sea, Vizhinjam
related to Diet research · 5
Otolith → Many, Otoliths, Separating, Since, They
related to External links · 3
Otolith → Bedford Institute, Oceanography, Otolith Research Lab
see also · 2
Otolith → Frog Otolith, OssiclesOtolithic

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fish otoliths species calcium also utricle vertebrates used saccule growth carbonate gravity age organs however fossil hair vestibular together composition

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
OtolithFMA778261.00infobox
OtolithLatinstatoconium1.00infobox
OtolithTA98A15.3.03.0861.00infobox
Otolithis alaser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer0.90text
otoliths are structures in the sacculeinstance ofDescriptionEndolymphatic infillings0.80text
utricle of the inner earinstance ofDescriptionEndolymphatic infillings0.80text
specifically in the vestibular labyrinth of all vertebratesinstance ofDescriptionEndolymphatic infillings0.80text
reefs or rocky bottomsinstance offish from highly structured habitats0.80text
Otolithrelated to Comparative physiologyIn0.60section
Otolithrelated to Comparative physiologyThe0.60section
Otolithrelated to Comparative physiologyIn Chondrichthyes0.60section
Otolithrelated to Comparative physiologyIn Chondrostei0.60section

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