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 novarae

• 267833

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium pacificum

• 267799

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium palmatum

• 212760

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 267800

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium pasternaki

• 267834

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium patagonicum

• 267835

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium paucilobulatum

• 267836

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 231275

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium profundum

• 267837

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium repens

• 267838

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium reptans

• 267839

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium robustum

• 267840

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium roseum

• 267841

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium senegalense

• 267842

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium siderium

• 267801

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium sollasi

• 267843

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium southgeorgiensis

• 267844

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 231300

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium spitzbergense

• 267845

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium spongiosum

• 267846

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium studeri

• 267847

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium submurale

• 267848

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium variabile

• 267849

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium varum

• 267850

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alcyonium verseveldti

• 267851

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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