Abstract
A severe coalescence involving 11 thoracic and 11 caudal vertebrae was noticed in the posterior part of the thoracic and anterior part of the caudal regions of the vertebral column of the abnormal specimen of Luciobarbus xanthopterus collected from Al-Huwaza Marsh, Maisan Province, South of Iraq. Also, other minor anomalies were noticed in the specimen in question. Probably, genetic and epigenetic causes may be implicated in this anomaly.
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Jawad, L. A., Al-Faisal, A. J., & Al-Mukhtar, M. (2016). A Case Of Vertebral Coalescence In Luciobarbus Xanthopterus (Heckel, 1843) (Pisces: Cyprinidae) Obtained From The Lower Reaches Of Mesopotamia. Travaux Du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa,” 57(2), 127–132. https://doi.org/10.1515/travmu-2015-0006
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