Pectoral fin of the megamouth shark: skeletal and muscular systems, skin histology, and functional morphology.

This is the first known report on the skeletal and muscular systems, and the skin histology, of the pectoral fin of the rare planktivorous megamouth shark Megachasma pelagios. The pectoral fin is characterized by three features: 1) a large number of segments in the radial cartilages; 2) highly elast...

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Main Authors: Taketeru Tomita, Sho Tanaka, Keiichi Sato, Kazuhiro Nakaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3897653?pdf=render

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