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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). [ https://github.com/obophenotype/uberon/issues/101 ]
Term info
Label
zeugopod
Synonyms
- epipodium
- middle free limb segment
- middle limb segment
- zeugopod limb segment
- zeugopodial limb segment
- zeugopodium
- zygopod
- zygopodium
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
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 broad synonym
middle part of limb
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
middle segment of free limb
has relational adjective
zeugopodial
id
UBERON:0002471
Term relations
Subclass of:
- connected anatomical structure
- limb segment
- distal_to some stylopod
- has skeleton some zeugopodial skeleton
- proximal_to some autopod region