Type of skeleton

ID: 561

Class: Biomechanical

Description:

The type of skeleton present in a given octocoral species. Categories were selected based on McFadden et al. 2022

Standards:

• Category (cat) default

Methodologies:

• Derived from textual description
• Dissecting microscope
• Examination of collected specimens
• Extracted from data table
• Microscopy
• Species-specific value inherited from family level
• Species-specific value inherited from genus level
• Trait value derived from DORIS online identification guide, based on expert opinions
• Trait value derived from Fabricius and Alderslade (2001)
• X-radiography (densitometer)

Editor: Cathy McFadden (contact)

Observations

Heteropolypus japonicus

• 298875

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Heteropolypus ritteri

• 298873

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Heteropolypus rylovi

• 298876

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Heteropolypus sol

• 298877

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Heteropolypus steenstrupi

• 298878

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Heteroxenia coheni

• 226754

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 274670

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Heteroxenia elisabethae

• 274613

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 226750

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Heteroxenia fuscescens

• 274617

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 226752

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Heteroxenia ghardaqensis

• 274618

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 226753

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Heteroxenia lighti

• 274671

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 226755

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Heteroxenia medioensis

• 274672

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 226756

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Heteroxenia mindorensis

• 226757

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 274673

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Heteroxenia minuta

• 274674

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 226758

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Heteroxenia palmae

• 274675

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 226759

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Heteroxenia philippinensis

• 274676

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 226760

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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