part of part of in taxon Mammalia Vertebrata <vertebrates> embryonic structure germ ring ZFA:0000111 TAO:0000111 EFO:0003427 Embryonic structure that forms as a thickened annulus at the blastoderm rim. The germ ring is thickened because it is the involuting margin of the blastoderm[ZFIN:ZDB-PUB-961014-576]. The thickend rim of the blastoderm evident during late blastula and gastrula stages[FishBase]. Embryonic structure which is a uniform thickened annulus at the blastoderm margin, consisting of two layers in addition to the EVL, the epiblast and the hypoblast. The germ ring is formed by the involution of the blastoderm back upon itself[ZFA]. AAO:0000211 TODO - check timing of appearance and disappearance - check relationship with primitive streak. he blastopore lips in amphibians appear to have the equivalent function of the germ ring in zebrafish (ES) MAT:0000255 UBERON:0002541 MIAA:0000255 gastrula