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individual digit of digitopodial skeleton

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A subdivision of the skeleton of the autopod consisting of the phalanges of a single digit plus the associated metapodial element. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 ]

Term info

curator note

this class represents a series of phalanges plus a metapodial element. In comparative anatomy terminology we would call this a 'digit', but the label 'digit' is sometimes used to exclude metapodials and to include soft tissue. This series of elements is hypothesized to be homologous to radials.

has related synonym

digit skeleton, digit

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UBERON:5102544