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

Leptogorgia annobonensis

• 210009

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Leptogorgia arbuscula

• 210010

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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• 277636

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Leptogorgia aureoflavescens

• 277637

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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• 210011

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Leptogorgia barbadensis

• 277638

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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• 210012

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Leptogorgia barnardi

• 210013

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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• 277639

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Leptogorgia bayeri

• 277640

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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• 210014

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Leptogorgia californica

• 210015

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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• 277641

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Leptogorgia capensis

• 277596

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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• 209936

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Leptogorgia capverdensis

• 277642

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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• 210016

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Leptogorgia cardinalis

• 277605

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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• 209944

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Leptogorgia chilensis

• 210017

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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• 277643

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Leptogorgia christiae

• 277644

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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• 210018

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Leptogorgia clavata

• 277645

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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• 210019

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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