| Term: | preural 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: | preural vertebra |
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| Synonyms: | caudal fin vertebra, specialized centra/vertebrae |
| Definition: | Vertebra which are the three most posterior vertebra supporting the caudal fin. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000734] |
| 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] |