A developmental staging system and musculoskeletal development sequence of the common musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus).
embryonic stages
musk turtle
turtle development
turtle evolution
Journal
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists
ISSN: 1097-0177
Titre abrégé: Dev Dyn
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9201927
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2021
01 2021
Historique:
received:
22
05
2020
accepted:
24
05
2020
pubmed:
4
6
2020
medline:
19
1
2022
entrez:
4
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The extremely derived body plan of turtles has sparked a great interest in studying their developmental biology. Here, we describe the embryonic development of the Stinkpot, or common musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus), a small aquatic turtle from the family Kinosternidae. We identify 20 distinct developmental stages, some comparable to stages described by previous studies on other turtles and some in between these, improving the resolution of the generalities of turtle development. We provide a detailed account of both the external morphology and skeletal development, as well as a general look at the early stages of muscular development until the attainment of the adult muscular anatomical pattern. Several potential skeletal and muscular apomorphies of turtles are identified or elaborated. The musk turtle, with its small size and hard-shelled egg, could become an important species for the study of turtle evolution and development, suitable for in ovo experimentation and late stage imaging of well-advanced anatomical features.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
The extremely derived body plan of turtles has sparked a great interest in studying their developmental biology. Here, we describe the embryonic development of the Stinkpot, or common musk turtle (Sternotherus odoratus), a small aquatic turtle from the family Kinosternidae.
RESULTS
We identify 20 distinct developmental stages, some comparable to stages described by previous studies on other turtles and some in between these, improving the resolution of the generalities of turtle development. We provide a detailed account of both the external morphology and skeletal development, as well as a general look at the early stages of muscular development until the attainment of the adult muscular anatomical pattern.
CONCLUSIONS
Several potential skeletal and muscular apomorphies of turtles are identified or elaborated. The musk turtle, with its small size and hard-shelled egg, could become an important species for the study of turtle evolution and development, suitable for in ovo experimentation and late stage imaging of well-advanced anatomical features.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
111-127Subventions
Organisme : Institute for Biospheric Studies, Yale University
Organisme : Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
Organisme : Yale University
Informations de copyright
© 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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