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

Iciligorgia schrammi

• 212880

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of consolidated but unfused sclerites (cat)

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• 267015

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of consolidated but unfused sclerites (cat)

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• 227194

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of consolidated but unfused sclerites (cat)

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Ideogorgia capensis

• 265187

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of unfused sclerites embedded in protein, with hollow cross-chambered central core (cat)

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Ideogorgia laurae

• 265188

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of unfused sclerites embedded in protein, with hollow cross-chambered central core (cat)

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Ifalukella yanii

• 261349

  Type of skeleton

  Solid (scleroproteinaceous) axis with concentrically-layered non-scleritic aragonite (cat)

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Ignis rubeus

• 256451

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Imbricacis ijimae

• 228940

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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• 278198

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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Imbricacis miyajimae

• 228943

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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• 278201

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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Imbricacis squamata

• 228952

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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• 278210

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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Inconstantia exigua

• 234437

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 266170

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Inconstantia pannucea

• 234450

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 266171

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Inconstantia procera

• 234462

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 266172

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Incrustatus comauensis

• 232327

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 266173

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Incrustatus niarchosi

• 234504

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 232328

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 266174

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Inflatocalyx infirmata

• 299344

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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