stria vascularis morphology trait strial intermediate cell morphology trait Any measurable or observable characteristic related to the shape, structure, or pattern of the melanocytes known to migrate from the neural crest during ontogeny to become located between the epithelial marginal cell layer and the mesodermal basal cell layer within the intrastrial space; the predominant cellular component of the electrogenic machinery that generates an endocochlear potential (80-100 mV). Trait.ontology VT:0004367 cochlear melanocyte morphology trait stria vascularis intermediate cell morphology trait stria vascularis melanocyte morphology trait strial melanocyte morphology trait