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

Paralemnalia clavata

• 274561

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225472

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Paralemnalia digitiformis

• 274522

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 225471

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Paralemnalia eburnea

• 225470

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 274521

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Paralemnalia flabella

• 225473

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 274562

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Paralemnalia pichoni

• 225474

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 274563

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Paralemnalia thyrsoides

• 225469

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 274520

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Paraminabea acronocephala

• 222588

  Type of skeleton

  Lack skeletal structure (cat)

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• 298881

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Paraminabea aldersladei

• 298879

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222587

  Type of skeleton

  Lack skeletal structure (cat)

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Paraminabea arborea

• 298882

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222589

  Type of skeleton

  Lack skeletal structure (cat)

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Paraminabea cosmarioides

• 298883

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222590

  Type of skeleton

  Lack skeletal structure (cat)

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Paraminabea goslineri

• 222591

  Type of skeleton

  Lack skeletal structure (cat)

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• 298884

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Paraminabea hongkongensis

• 298885

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222592

  Type of skeleton

  Lack skeletal structure (cat)

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Paraminabea indica

• 298886

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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