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Ontogenetic development of the otic region in the new model organism, Leucoraja erinacea (Chondrichthyes; Rajidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 January 2019

Cathrin PFAFF ,
Jürgen KRIWET ,
Kyle MARTIN  and
Zerina JOHANSON
Cathrin PFAFF*
Affiliation:
University of Vienna, Department of Palaeontology, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria. Email: cathrin.pfaff@univie.ac.at
Jürgen KRIWET
Affiliation:
University of Vienna, Department of Palaeontology, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria. Email: cathrin.pfaff@univie.ac.at
Kyle MARTIN
Affiliation:
Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW75BD, UK.
Zerina JOHANSON
Affiliation:
Department of Earth Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW75BD, UK.
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*Corresponding author
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Abstract

Cartilaginous fishes have a long evolutionary history dating back 440 million years and include model organisms in a number of fields of biological research. However, comparative developmental studies of these organisms, particularly neuroanatomical investigations, still remain sparse. Here, pre-hatching to adult developmental stages of the Little Skate, Leucoraja erinacea, are investigated using micro-computed tomography scanning in conjunction with staining procedures designed to improve visualisation of soft tissues. Within the ear, the anatomy of the skeletal labyrinth changes during ontogeny and differs substantially from the underlying membranous system, contrary to previous observations in sharks. Additionally, substantial morphological remodelling characterises the parietal fossa, which appears initially as a massive and hook-like structure and subsequently becomes slender and surrounded by soft tissue. The sizes of the vestibular system and neurocranium increase isometrically from pre- to post-hatching phases, and then exponentially after the post-hatching stages.

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inner earlittle skatesemicircular canalsvestibular system
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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 109 , Issue 1-2: Fossils, Function and Phylogeny: Papers on Early Vertebrate Evolution in Honour of Professor Jennifer A. Clack , March 2018 , pp. 105 - 114
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