Term Name: | preural vertebra |
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Synonyms: | caudal fin vertebra, specialized centra/vertebrae |
Definition: | Caudal vertebra that is one of the last caudal vertebrae anterior to the ural vertebrae that with its neural and haemal spines supports the procurrent caudal fin rays or lepidotrichia. The numbering of preural vertebrae is from caudal to rostral direction. |
Ontology: | [UBERON:2000734] |