| Term: | Weberian vertebra centrum |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | Weberian vertebra |
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| Synonyms: | Weberian vertebrae |
| Definition: | The first four vertebrae, which are part of the Weberian apparatus. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001190] |
| Name: | centrum |
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| Synonyms: | autocentrum |
| Definition: | Centra are represented by mineralized, calcified, or ossified portions that surround the notochord. The autocentrum, present in Danio and all other living teleosts, is formed by direct ossification outside the elastica externa of the notochord (Arratia, 1999). |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000126] |