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

Alcyonium coralloides

• 212725

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium cydonium

• 267815

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium dendroides

• 267816

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium digitatum

• 267796

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 212736

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium dolium

• 267817

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium elegans

• 267818

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium etheridgei

• 267819

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium fauri

• 267820

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium foliatum

• 267821

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium glaciophilum

• 267822

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium glomeratum

• 267797

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 212748

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium grandis

• 267823

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 231287

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium graniferum

• 267824

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium haddoni

• 267825

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium hibernicum

• 267798

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium jorgei

• 267826

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium manusdiaboli

• 267827

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium maristenebrosi

• 267828

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium megasclerum

• 267829

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium membranaceum

• 267830

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium muricatum

• 267831

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium norvegicum

• 267832

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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