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mx id: 1100 | OBO id: HAO:0000353 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000353

fossa synonyms: acetabulum

Definition:

The articular surface that is concave and accommodates the condyle of another sclerite.

written by: Miko, I. 2009. -2019 Curator. Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology.

Relationships / properties:

The fossa is a articular surface.

The fossa is part of the articulation. The fossa is part of the cuticle. The fossa is part of the sclerite.

fossa by Ronquist, F., and G. Nordlander. 1989. Skeletal morphology of an archaic cynipoid, Ibalia rufipes (Hymenoptera: Ibaliidae). Entomologica Scandinavica, Supplement 33:1-60.

fossa by Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..

acetabulum by Karlsson, D., and F. Ronquist. 2012. Skeletal Morphology of Opius dissitus and Biosteres carbonarius, with a Discussion of Terminology and Morphological Variation in Opiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). PLoS ONE 7:1-38.

comment added almost 14 years ago by Andy Deans

Hymenopterists use fossa in a very different way from Torre-Bueno (and therefore we should strike the reference).

Reference: Miko, I., M. Bertone, M. Yoder, A. Deans, S. Katja, N. Johnson, S. Brady, P. Ward, F. Ronquist, E. Talamas, L. Krogmann, L. Vilhelmsen, C. Rasmussen, G. Broad, A. Lucky, and B. G. 2010. HAO/Biosync working meeting II..
Cross reference: None provided.

alternative definition added about 15 years ago by Andy Deans

A polished cavity into which a condyle is moveably inserted.

Reference: Ronquist, F., and G. Nordlander. 1989. Skeletal morphology of an archaic cynipoid, Ibalia rufipes (Hymenoptera: Ibaliidae). Entomologica Scandinavica, Supplement 33:1-60.
Cross reference: None provided.

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