label: epibranchial placode
label_lc: epibranchial placode
description: "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."