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zeugopod

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The middle free limb segment, between the autopod and stylopod segments. Includes as parts the zeugopodial skeleton. Examples: There are two types of zeugopod: forelimb zeugopod (aka forearm), hindlimb zeugopod (aka crus). [ PHENOSCAPE:curators https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/101 ]

Synonyms: zeugopodial limb segment, epipodium, middle limb segment, zeugopodium, zygopodium, zygopod, zeugopod limb segment, middle free limb segment

Term info

database cross reference
  • FMA:83016
  • MA:0002716
  • MAT:0000092
  • EFO:0000878
  • MIAA:0000092
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

UBPROP 0000007

zeugopodial

comment

There exists some controversy about which podial segments are present in some fishes, e.g. if the autopod is not newly evolved in tetrapods, there is a question as to which segments are actually present in basal vertebrate taxa.[PHENOSCAPE:curators]

contributor

https://github.com/cmungall, https://github.com/alex-dececchi, https://github.com/mellybelly

has related synonym

middle segment of free limb

has broad synonym

middle part of limb

id

UBERON:0002471

prefLabel

Middle free limb segment