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mx id: 1437 | OBO id: HAO:0001087 | URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0001087

vulva

Definition:

The anatomical space that corresponds to the opening of the vagina.

written by: Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..

Relationships / properties:

The vulva is a anatomical space.

The vulva is part of the female genitalia.

vulva by Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.

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

vulva by Morel, and Morel. 2007. Oviposition Process of Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Queens. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 100:758-762.

comment added about 14 years ago by Matt Yoder

Is this used in Hymenoptera? If not we should obsolete due to potential confusion with FMA:20462.

Reference: Deans, A. R. 2009. HAO curator..
Cross reference: None provided.

alternative definition added over 14 years ago by Andy Deans

The external opening of the genital chamber or vagina serving in most cases for both copulation and the discharge of eggs; sometimes on the eighth abdomenal segment, sometimes on the ninth

Reference: Snodgrass, R. E. 1935. Principles of insect morphology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., New York & London 667 pp.
Cross reference: None provided.

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