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:

Editor: Cathy McFadden (contact)

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Leptogorgia varians

277713

Type of skeleton

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

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Leptogorgia viminalis

210088

Type of skeleton

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

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277714

Type of skeleton

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

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Leptogorgia violacea

277715

Type of skeleton

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

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210089

Type of skeleton

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

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Leptogorgia violetta

210090

Type of skeleton

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

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277716

Type of skeleton

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

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Leptogorgia virgea

277717

Type of skeleton

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

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210091

Type of skeleton

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

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Leptogorgia virgulata

277590

Type of skeleton

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

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209929

Type of skeleton

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

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Leptogorgia waltonae

277718

Type of skeleton

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

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210092

Type of skeleton

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

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Leptophyton benayahui

271050

Type of skeleton

No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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231313

Type of skeleton

No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Leptophyton fustis

231314

Type of skeleton

No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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271051

Type of skeleton

No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lignopsis spongiosa

264421

Type of skeleton

Axial-like layer (i.e., unconsolidated axis) formed by sclerites, with coenenchyme subdivided into medulla and cortex (cat)

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Lissopholidisis ampliflora

262091

Type of skeleton

Jointed axis with proteinaceous nodes that lack sclerites alternating with solid, non-scleritic calcareous internodes (cat)

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Lissopholidisis furcula

262092

Type of skeleton

Jointed axis with proteinaceous nodes that lack sclerites alternating with solid, non-scleritic calcareous internodes (cat)

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Lissopholidisis nuttingi

262093

Type of skeleton

Jointed axis with proteinaceous nodes that lack sclerites alternating with solid, non-scleritic calcareous internodes (cat)

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Litophyton acuticonicum

273119

Type of skeleton

No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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223176

Type of skeleton

No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Litophyton acutum

273120

Type of skeleton

No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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223177

Type of skeleton

No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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