Table 5.
Comparison of hypaxial musculature in the coelacanth (Latimeria), Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus) and mudpuppy (Necturus)
| Latimeria chalumnae | Neoceratodus forsteri | Necturus maculosus | |||
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| Hypaxial muscle “Muscle de l’hyposome ” |
O: tip of the pubic ramus I: Hypaxial musculature |
Hypaxial muscles do not attach to the pelvic girdle |
Rectus abdominis is not attached to the pelvic girdle |
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Ischiocaudalis (tail flexion) (Ventral) |
O: Caudal vertebrae |
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I: Caudal end of ischium |
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Caudopuboischioti-bialis (tail flexion) (Ventral) |
O: Puboischiotibialis |
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| I: Caudal end of ischium | |||||