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

Lemnalia gracilis

• 225292

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia grandispina

• 274543

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225293

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia humesi

• 274544

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225294

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia jukesii

• 274545

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225295

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia laevis

• 274546

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225296

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia longiramus

• 274547

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225297

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia madagascarensis

• 274548

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225298

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia nitida

• 274549

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225299

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia peristyla

• 274550

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225300

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia philippinensis

• 274551

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225301

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia ramosa

• 274552

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225302

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia rhabdota

• 274553

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225303

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lemnalia scasa

• 274554

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225304

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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