obsolete_epibranchial placode true epibranchial placodes true 2.39 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003078 Tomasz Adamusiak Use http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003078 label: epibranchial placode ZFA:0001294 Neurogenic placodes that generate neurons of the distal facial, glossopharyngeal and vagal ganglia, which convey sensation from the viscera, including pharyngeal endoderm structures, to the CNS. The epibranchial placodes are positioned ventrally to the ear and dorsally to the posterior pharyngeal pouches