air bubble [FBbt_00003003]

Bubble of gas that appears in the center of the prepupa. It then translocates to the posterior of the animal. Rhythmic contractions of the abdominal muscles, accompanied by a swaying motion of the prepupa, moves the gas bubble along the sides of the animal towards the anterior end, driving larval/pupal apolysis (the separation of cuticle from the epidermis) and creating a space at the anterior of the puparium for subsequent adult head eversion.
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air bubble

ID: FBbt_00003003

Anatomy

Bubble of gas that appears in the center of the prepupa. It then translocates to the posterior of the animal. Rhythmic contractions of the abdominal muscles, accompanied by a swaying motion of the prepupa, moves the gas bubble along the sides of the animal towards the anterior end, driving larval/pupal apolysis (the separation of cuticle from the epidermis) and creating a space at the anterior of the puparium for subsequent adult head eversion.

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prepupal air bubble related synonym