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scrotum

BTO:0003098 ·resolve ·HOST_ASSOCIATED ·EXACT REVIEWED

The pouch that contains the testes and their accessory organs. It is composed of skin, the tunica dartos, the spermatic, cremasteric, and infundibuliform fasciae, and the tunica vaginalis testis. — BTO

Source attestations

Each upstream vocabulary's own account of this habitat. Assertion counts are per-source units and are not comparable across sources — GOLD counts organisms, BacDive strains, PREGO taxa.

What each upstream vocabulary says about this habitat

Source	Label / path	Assertions	Unit
GOLD	Host-associated > Mammals: Human > Reproductive system > External organs > Scrotum/Scrotal sac	1	ORGANISM

Broader habitats

• external male genital organ BTO:0003097
• External organs habitatmech:GOLD.5c89d5e294

Also called

• Scrotum/Scrotal sac — GOLD

Curation

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1. GROUND 2026-08-12 · claude-opus-5

   Grounded to BTO:0003098 'scrotum' (EXACT). Slash alternative naming one structure. Path: Host-associated > Mammals: Human > Reproductive system > External orga (source concept habitatmech:GOLD.2e15caaec7)

Provenance

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