Cell Types

Neuron and glia types, cell taxonomies and the schemas used to annotate them.

5 resources

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Ontology A99

CLCell Ontology

The reference ontology of cell types across organisms, with a large and growing branch of neuron and glial types.

Cell Types 2026-06-08
OWLOBOJSON FAIR 48/48 · 8 adopters
Ontology C65

PCLProvisional Cell Ontology

Holds data-driven cell types (e.g. from single-cell transcriptomics of the brain) before they are ready for the Cell Ontology, linked to their source taxonomies.

Cell Types 2025-07-07
OWLOBO FAIR 44/48 · 1 adopter
Ontology E39

NPONeuron Phenotype Ontology

Defines neuron types by combinations of phenotypes (location, morphology, molecular markers, electrophysiology, projections). Part of the NIF Ontology.

Cell Types v3.1
OWLTurtle FAIR 27/48 · 1 adopter
Schema E25

CASCell Annotation Schema

A JSON Schema for recording cell type annotations of single-cell datasets, including evidence, marker genes and links to ontology terms.

Cell Types v1.1.0
JSON Schema FAIR 16/48 · 1 adopter
Vocabulary E8

CCNCommon Cell Type Nomenclature

A convention for naming and identifying data-driven cell types and taxonomies so that they can be compared and tracked across studies.

Cell Types Mammals
Convention FAIR 6/48 · 1 adopter

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