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 | ||
Ischiocaudalis (tail flexion) (Ventral) | O: Caudal vertebrae |
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I: Caudal end of ischium | |||||
Caudopuboischioti-bialis (tail flexion) (Ventral) | O: Puboischiotibialis |
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I: Caudal end of ischium | |||||
