Preferred Label : urostyle;
Uberon definition : In teleosts: Anatomical cluster that is the result of fusion of preural centrum 1
with one or more adjacent ural centra[AAO]; Rodlike caudal bony structure unique to
anurans that lies within a compartment formed by the elongated, anteriorly oriented
pelvic girdle. The urostyle is formed by the fusion of the coccyx and the hypochord[AAO].;
Uberon related term : compound centrum; ultimate vertebra; compound terminal centrum; terminal centrum; last vertebra; compound caudal centrum; compound terminal vertebra;
Uberon Taxon note : In zebrafish, it is composed of preural vertebra 1 and ural centra 1 and 2. The number
of ural centra that become fused with preural centrum 1 varies among teleost subgroups.
Because of varying developmental origins the urostyle may not be homologous across
species.;
Origin ID : 0003106;
has part
- part of
In teleosts: Anatomical cluster that is the result of fusion of preural centrum 1
with one or more adjacent ural centra[AAO]; Rodlike caudal bony structure unique to
anurans that lies within a compartment formed by the elongated, anteriorly oriented
pelvic girdle. The urostyle is formed by the fusion of the coccyx and the hypochord[AAO].
