First record of dicephalia in a bull shark Carcharhinus leucas (Chondrichthyes: Carcharhinidae) foetus from the Gulf of Mexico, USA

被引:15
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作者
Wagner, C. M. [1 ]
Rice, P. H. [2 ]
Pease, A. P. [3 ]
机构
[1] Michigan State Univ, Dept Fisheries & Wildlife, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
[2] Florida Keys Community Coll, Dept Marine Sci, Key West, FL 33040 USA
[3] Michigan State Univ, Coll Vet Med, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
关键词
axial bifurcation; Elasmobranchii; Florida; malformation; PRIONACE-GLAUCA; BLUE SHARK;
D O I
10.1111/jfb.12064
中图分类号
S9 [水产、渔业];
学科分类号
0908 ;
摘要
The first recorded incidence of dicephalia in a bull shark Carcharhinus leucas is reported from a foetus collected by a fisherman in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida, U.S.A. External examination, Radiography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a case of monosomic dicephalia where the axial skeleton and internal organs were found to divide into parallel systems anterior to the pectoral girdle resulting in two well-developed heads. (C) 2013 The Authors Journal of Fish Biology (C) 2013 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles
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页码:1419 / 1422
页数:4
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