Multi-tissue structure that is a cartilaginous or collagenous bar supporting the caudal appendage. [ TAO:wd ]
Synonyms: hypural-opisthural rod
Term information
Definition reference: Albert, JS and WL Fink. 2007. PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS OF FOSSIL NEOTROPICAL ELECTRIC FISHES (OSTEICHTHYES: GYMNOTIFORMES) FROM THE UPPER MIOCENE OF BOLIVIA . Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(1):17-25
This class was sourced from an external ontology (teleost_anatomy). Its definitions, naming conventions and relationships may need to be checked for compatibility with uberon
Term relations
- multi-tissue structure
- part of some Eumetazoa
- part of some postcranial axial skeleton
- in taxon some (not Tetrapoda)