diplospondylous

diplospondylous
referring to the double vertebrae formed when the anterior and posterior elements (sclerotomes) have not fused, e.g. caudal vertebrae of Amia. Two types of centra are present, a precentrum lacking neural and haemal arches and a postcentrum having these arches

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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  • diplospondylous — dip·lo·spondylous …   English syllables

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  • diplospondyly — the condition of a diplospondylous vertebra …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • vertebra diplospondyla — (plural vertebrae diplospondylae)) diplospondylous vertebra (the double vertebrae formed when the anterior and posterior elements (sclerotomes) have not fused, e.g. caudal vertebrae of Amia. Two types of centra are present, a precentrum lacking… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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