Observations on tooth development and implantation in the upper pharyngeal jaws in Astatotilapia elegans (Teleostei, Cichlidae)
- 1 March 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Morphology
- Vol. 175 (3), 217-234
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.1051750302
Abstract
Prominent stages in the development of teeth, associated with the upper pharyngeal jaws in early postembryonic stages of the mouth brooding cichlid A statotilapia elegans were studied on semithin sections in relation to changes in the underlying endoskeletal parts and to the formation of the dentigerous bone. Because the pattern of tooth implantation on infrapharyngobranchial III‐IV is constant, at least in early postembryonic stages, it is possible to trace the life history of a given tooth by tracing its homologue throughout the ontogenetic series. A probable causal relationship exists between tooth development and erosion of the underlying cartilage. Fully developed, though unerupted teeth, differentiate annular bone of attachment, which, depending on its position, is formed either outside the cartilage or within the previously induced erosion cavities. Attachment bone of adjacent teeth fuses to build up the dentigerous bone, which, as a result, may be situated within the area previously occupied by cartilage. As soon as the tooth has built up its bone of attachment, it may erupt. The collagenous matrix between tooth and attachment bone persists and gives rise to the movable connection between both. Differentiation of teeth on infrapharyngobranchial III‐IV, together with enlargement of the dentigerous bone, proceeds from the lateral and the rostral border, where new germs constantly form. The appearance of new germs on infrapharyngobranchial II is more unpredictable.This publication has 24 references indexed in Scilit:
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