Anatomical cluster including hypural 3 and more dorsal hypurals that supports the dorsal series of principal caudal lepidotrichia or rays. The upper hypural set articulates or fuses to ural centra 3, 4 or 5 (polyural terminology) or ural centrum 2 (diural terminology) depending on the teleost subgroup. The upper hypural set is composed of unpaired median bones. [ TAO:wd TAO:GA_TG ]
Synonyms: upper hypurals
Term information
The number of hypurals included in the upper hypural set differs among teleostean subgroups. In basal teleosts this may include hypurals 3 to 9 or 10, whereas in more advanced groups this many include hypurals 3 to 5 or even less.
This class was sourced from an external ontology (teleost_anatomy). Its definitions, naming conventions and relationships may need to be checked for compatibility with uberon