Project 5215: P. L. Forey. 1991. Latimeria chalumnae and its pedigree. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 32 (1-4):75-97.
Abstract
Latimeria is the product of a long coelacanth lineage, usually viewed as having changed very little. In this paper a classification of better known coelacanth genera is proposed based on a cladistic computer analysis of 56 morphological characters. Biometrical data are then matched with the classification to explore the possibility of identifying subtle change. It is concluded that throughout coelacanth history there have been changes in the structure of the vertebral column involving an overall increase in the number of vertebralelements, and a consequent crowding of these elements within the abdominal region. These changes may be associated with increasing lobation of the second dorsal and anal fins. In the skull, parameters involving the intracranial joint have also changed in such a way that the anterior part of the skull has lengthened in relation to the posterior part and this may be associated with an increase in length of the basicranial muscle.
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Article DOI: 10.1007/BF00007446
Project DOI: 10.7934/P5215, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P5215
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Download Project SDD File  | Total scored cells: 1324 Total media associated with cells: 0 Total labels associated with cell media: 0 |
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| Total characters: 56 Total characters with associated media: 0 Total characters with media with labels: 0 Total character states: 114 Total character states with associated media: 0 Total character states with media with labels:0 Total unordered/ordered characters:56/0 |
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- Creation Date:
21 April 2024 - Publication Date:
29 April 2024 - Project views: 462
Authors' Institutions
- Natural History Museum, London
Members
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| Shreya Jariwala Project Administrator | 33 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1324 (1304, 0, 20) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M29794' (33 Taxa)
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| [1] † Allenypterus montanus Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 14 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [2] † Axelia elegans Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [3] † Axelrodichthys araripensis Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 6 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [4] † Caridosuctor populosum Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 15 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [5] † Chinlea sorenseni Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 19 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [6] † Coccoderma bavaricum Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 14 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [7] † Coelacanthus granulatus Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 7 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [8] † Diplocercides heiligenstockiensis Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 3 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [9] † Diplurus newarki Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 5 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [10] † Garnbergia ommata Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [11] † Hadronector donbairdi Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 16 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [12] † Holophagus gulo Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [13] † Indocoelacanthus robustus Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [14] Latimeria Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [15] † Laugia groenlandica Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 1 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [16] † Libys superbus Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [17] † Lochmocercus aciculodontus Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [18] † Lualubaea henryi Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [19] † Macropoma lewesiensis Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 2 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [20] † Macropomoides orientalis Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [21] † Mawsonia tegamensis Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [22] † Miguashaia bureaui Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 19 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [23] † Piveteauia madagascariensis Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 21 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [24] † Polyosteorhynchus simplex Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 15 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [25] † Rhabdoderma elegans Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [26] † Rhabdoderma huxleyi Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [27] † Sassenia groenlandica Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 16 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [28] † Spermatodus putulosus Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 18 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [29] † Ticinepomis peyeri Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [30] † Undina barroviensis Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 7 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [31] † Whiteia africanus Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 2 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [32] † Wimania Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [33] † Porolepiformes Last Modified in 04/21/24 | 5 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Project views
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| Total project views | 462 | |
| Documents list | 22 | |
| Matrix views | 31 | Matrix landing page (24 views); Forey 1991 (7 views); |
| Taxon list | 183 | |
| Specimen list | 72 | |
| Project overview | 35 | |
| Media views | 84 | Media search (62 views); M903438 (10 views); M903437 (12 views); |
| Bibliography | 11 | |
| Views for media list | 24 |