cyclospondylous

cyclospondylous
referring to vertebra consisting of calcified rings around the notochord in Elasmobranchii and Holocephali. The calcification extends only to the chordacentrum or notochordal sheath, the arches are cartilaginous

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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  • cyclospondylous — cy·clo·spon·dy·lous …   English syllables

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  • vertebra — (plural vertebrae)) bony or cartilaginous elements surrounding the notochord or replacing it and often protecting the spinal cord and caudal vein. Vertebrae are composed of a centrum formed from two pleurocentra and two intercentra or parts of… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • vertebra cyclospondyla — (plural vertebrae cyclospondylae)) cyclospondylous vertebra (vertebra consisting of calcified rings around the notochord in Elasmobranchii and Holocephali. The calcification extends only to the chordacentrum or notochordal sheath, the arches are… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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