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

Lobophytum caputospiculatum

• 268734

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum catalai

• 268735

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum compactum

• 268686

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum crassodigitum

• 268736

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum crassum

• 268687

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum crebriplicatum

• 268737

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum cristatum

• 268738

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum cryptocormum

• 268739

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum delectum

• 268727

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum densum

• 268740

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum denticulatum

• 268741

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum depressum

• 268700

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum durum

• 268742

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum gazellae

• 268743

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum hapalolobatum

• 268744

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum hirsutum

• 268691

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum hsiehi

• 268745

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum ignotum

• 268746

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum irregulare

• 268747

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum jaeckeli

• 268748

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum jasparsi

• 268749

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum laevigatum

• 268750

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum lamarcki

• 268751

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum latilobatum

• 268752

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Lobophytum legitimum

• 268753

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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