Teleost Anatomy Ontology

Last uploaded: August 22, 2013
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TAO_0000407
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TAO_0000407
Preferred Name

pectoral girdle

Definitions
Anatomical cluster of paired dermal and endochondral bones that attaches to the dorso-posterior part of the cranium, and support the radials and pectoral fin. It consists of two components: the primary pectoral girdle consisting of the endochondral coracoid, scapula and mesocoracoid bones, and the secondary pectoral girdle consisting of the dermal posttemporal, supracleithrum, cleithrum and poscleithrum(thra) bones.
Synonyms
shoulder girdle
scapular girdle
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