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- Àpode es diu de :
* Els éssers vius desproveïts temporalment de potes, com alguns insectes, que no tenen potes durant el període en què són larves, però que sí que en tenen quan ja són adults.
* Els éssers vius que per selecció natural s'han quedat definitivament desproveïts de potes, com les cecílies i les serps.
* En termes de taxonomia, (els àpodes) és sinònim de Gymnophiona (els gimnofions o cecílies). (ca)
- Many vertebrates have evolved limbless, limb-reduced, or apodous forms. Reptiles have on a number of occasions evolved into limbless forms – snakes, amphisbaenia, and legless lizards (limb loss in lizards has evolved independently several times, examples include the families Pygopodidae and Dibamidae and species of Isopachys, Anguis, and Ophisaurus). The same is true of amphibians – caecilians, Sirenidae (a clade of salamanders that are limbless except for atrophied front limbs), Amphiumidae (a clade of salamander with extremely atrophied limbs that appear non-functional) and at least three extinct groups (Aïstopoda, Lysorophia, and Adelospondyli). Larval amphibians, tadpoles, are also often limbless. Legless forms of reptiles and amphibians probably evolved so as to be able to move underground or in water more easily. Some analyses suggest that elongation and undulatory locomotion (slithering) evolved first, before limb loss. The debate about the origin of limblessness led to a temporary hypothesis about a marine origin for snakes, which is no longer favored since the discovery of snake fossils with hindlimbs. In the case of limb loss during evolution, vestigial structures testify to this change (remains of the pelvis, rudimentary femur or spurs in boas, pythons and Typhlops). The evolutionary process of transforming quadrupedal lizards into legless forms results in three main characteristics: the regression of the limbs is carried out gradually, via the reduction in their size and the reduction in the number of phalanges or fingers; the multiplication of the vertebrae (up to 600 in some snakes) induces a lengthening and a gain in flexibility of the trunk; and the vertebral axis is homogenized from the neck to the cloaca, evoking an interminable ribcage. There are also a number of fish with elongated bodies that have no or reduced appendage-like fins, for example eels and swamp eels. While hagfish and lamprey also do not have appendage-like fins, they may not have lost them, but simply retained the form that vertebrates had before they evolved limbs. There are no known limbless species of mammal or bird, although partial limb-loss and reduction has occurred in several groups, including whales and dolphins, sirenians, kiwis, and the extinct moa and elephant birds. The moa in particular are notable for having completely lost their wings, without even vestigial wings remaining outside their bodies. Despite its name, the finless porpoise has two fins, and several species of legless lizards have tiny useless legs, such as pygopodids which retain rudimentary flaps. Contrarily, the worm lizard Bipes as its scientific name suggests has two stubby forelimbs which actually assist in digging similar to a mole. All other amphisbaenians have reduced or absent forelimb girdles. (en)
- L'apodie signifie littéralement « absence de pieds ». Chez les vertébrés elle caractérise les organismes qui ont perdu leurs pieds ou leurs pattes au cours de l'évolution ou ne les ont jamais développées (elles sont restées sous forme embryonnaire). La « sortie des eaux » opérée par les vertébrés s'est traduite par la transformation des nageoires des ancêtres aquatiques des ostéolepiformes des Tétrapodes en membres chiridiens qui permettent la mise en place de la quadrupédie, mode de locomotion terrestre initial largement privilégié. Les changements de niche écologique (mode de vie fouisseur, marin…) ont amené plusieurs groupes de tétrapodes à adopter un mode de locomotion alternatif, l'apodie, événement qui s'est produit des dizaines de fois au sein de lignées aussi diverses que les amphisbènes, les serpents, les orvets, les geckos pygopodes ou les scinques. Dans le cas de la perte au cours de l'évolution, des structures vestigiales témoignent de ce changement (vestiges du bassin, du fémur rudimentaire et ergot vestigial chez les boas, pythons et Typhlops). (fr)
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- Àpode es diu de :
* Els éssers vius desproveïts temporalment de potes, com alguns insectes, que no tenen potes durant el període en què són larves, però que sí que en tenen quan ja són adults.
* Els éssers vius que per selecció natural s'han quedat definitivament desproveïts de potes, com les cecílies i les serps.
* En termes de taxonomia, (els àpodes) és sinònim de Gymnophiona (els gimnofions o cecílies). (ca)
- Many vertebrates have evolved limbless, limb-reduced, or apodous forms. Reptiles have on a number of occasions evolved into limbless forms – snakes, amphisbaenia, and legless lizards (limb loss in lizards has evolved independently several times, examples include the families Pygopodidae and Dibamidae and species of Isopachys, Anguis, and Ophisaurus). The same is true of amphibians – caecilians, Sirenidae (a clade of salamanders that are limbless except for atrophied front limbs), Amphiumidae (a clade of salamander with extremely atrophied limbs that appear non-functional) and at least three extinct groups (Aïstopoda, Lysorophia, and Adelospondyli). Larval amphibians, tadpoles, are also often limbless. (en)
- L'apodie signifie littéralement « absence de pieds ». Chez les vertébrés elle caractérise les organismes qui ont perdu leurs pieds ou leurs pattes au cours de l'évolution ou ne les ont jamais développées (elles sont restées sous forme embryonnaire). Dans le cas de la perte au cours de l'évolution, des structures vestigiales témoignent de ce changement (vestiges du bassin, du fémur rudimentaire et ergot vestigial chez les boas, pythons et Typhlops). (fr)
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