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lunge feeding organ

A fibrous capsule located between the jaws of rorqual whales that contains a gelatinous substance and papillae bearing mechanorecaptors.

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Type Organ
Body System Digestive
Parent Structure sense organ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the lunge feeding organ?

A fibrous capsule located between the jaws of rorqual whales that contains a gelatinous substance and papillae bearing mechanorecaptors.

What body system is the lunge feeding organ part of?

The lunge feeding organ is part of the Digestive.

References

  1. UBERON — UBERON:0016621 Cross-species anatomy ontology (EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service)

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.