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mx id: 14206 | OBO id: HAO:0002595 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0002595

7th abdominal sternum-vagina muscle synonyms: vaginal muscle

Definition:

The muscle that is attached to vagina and to the 7th abdominal sternum.

written by: Eggs, B., S. Fischer, M. Csader, I. Mikó, A. Rack, and O. Betz. 2023. Terebra steering in chalcidoid wasps. Frontiers in Zoology 20:26.

Relationships / properties:

The 7th abdominal sternum-vagina muscle is a muscle.

The 7th abdominal sternum-vagina muscle is part of the multi-cellular organism.

When present, the 7th abdominal sternum-vagina muscle is attached to the abdominal sternum 7. When present, the 7th abdominal sternum-vagina muscle is attached to the vagina.

7th abdominal sternum-vagina muscle by Eggs, B., S. Fischer, M. Csader, I. Mikó, A. Rack, and O. Betz. 2023. Terebra steering in chalcidoid wasps. Frontiers in Zoology 20:26.

vaginal muscle by James, H. 1926. The anatomy of a British phytophagous chalcidoid of the genus Harmolita (Isosoma). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1:75-182.

alternative definition added about 1 year ago by Istvan Miko

[The vaginal muscles] attach the vagina to the sternite of the 7th abdominal segment, and probably function chiefly by assisting the vagina to expel eggs during oviposition. It is attached very closely by its ventral surface to a somewhat V-shaped sclerite [= furcula] (text-fig. 5, V.S.), which serves to fix the vagina firmly into position against the arms of the ovipositor sheath [= 2nd valvula].

Reference: James, H. 1926. The anatomy of a British phytophagous chalcidoid of the genus Harmolita (Isosoma). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1:75-182.
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