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 yepayek

• 267852

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Aldersladum jengi

• 273945

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Aldersladum nana

• 273946

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Aldersladum sodwanum

• 273947

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Alertigorgia hoeksemai

• 227286

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of consolidated but unfused sclerites (cat)

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• 267013

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of consolidated but unfused sclerites (cat)

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Alertigorgia mjobergi

• 267014

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of consolidated but unfused sclerites (cat)

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Alertigorgia orientalis

• 227285

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of consolidated but unfused sclerites (cat)

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• 267012

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of consolidated but unfused sclerites (cat)

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Aliena parva

• 299677

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Altumia delicata

• 267488

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, no sclerites (cat)

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Amphiacme abyssorum

• 281131

  Type of skeleton

  Solid (scleroproteinaceous) axis with radially-layered non-scleritic calcareous material (cat)

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Amphibelemnon namibiensis

• 281072

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Anastromvos aldersladei

• 268728

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Anastromvos catherinae

• 268729

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Annella mollis

• 227373

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of partially fused sclerites embedded in protein (cat)

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• 212810

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of partially fused sclerites embedded in protein (cat)

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• 273876

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of partially fused sclerites embedded in protein (cat)

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Annella reticulata

• 227374

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of partially fused sclerites embedded in protein (cat)

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• 273878

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of partially fused sclerites embedded in protein (cat)

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• 212820

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of partially fused sclerites embedded in protein (cat)

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Annisis sprightly

• 262104

  Type of skeleton

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

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Anthelia armata

• 227095

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 274635

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Anthelia brochi

• 227096

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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