Vertebratus

Clouds : classification
Genera Cirrus Ci Cirrocumulus Cc Cirrostratus Cs Altocumulus Ac Altostratus As Stratocumulus Sc Stratus St. Cumulus Cu Nimbostratus Ns Cumulonimbus Cb	species calvus cal capillatus cap castellanus cas congestus con fibratus fib floccus flo fractus fra humilis hum lenticularis len mediocris med nebulosus neb spissatus spi stratiformis st uncinus unc volutus vol	Subspecies duplicatus you intortus in lacunosus la opacus op perlucidus pe radiatus ra translucidus tr undulatus un vertebratus ve Special forms arcus arc asperitas asp cauda cau cavum cav fluctus flu flumen flm incus inc mamma mam murus mur pannus pan pileus pil praecipitatio pra tuba tub velum vel virga vir

Vertebratus (ve) ( Latin for "skeletal") are clouds, the arrangement of which is reminiscent of a spine , ribs or a fish skeleton . This term is mainly used for the Cirrus .

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  Cirrus vertebratus with "fish skeleton shape"

Web links

Commons : Vertebratus  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• www.wolkenatlas.de - Picture of a Cirrus fibratus vertebratus