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:

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Methodologies:

Editor: Cathy McFadden (contact)

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Plumarella profunda

263278

Type of skeleton

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

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Plumarella recta

263033

Type of skeleton

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

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Plumarella rigida

263279

Type of skeleton

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

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Plumarella robusta

263280

Type of skeleton

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

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Plumarella spicata

263281

Type of skeleton

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

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Plumarella spinosa

263282

Type of skeleton

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

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Plumarella superba

263028

Type of skeleton

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

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Plumigorgia astroplethes

261350

Type of skeleton

Solid (scleroproteinaceous) axis with concentrically-layered non-scleritic aragonite (cat)

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Plumigorgia hydroides

261351

Type of skeleton

Solid (scleroproteinaceous) axis with concentrically-layered non-scleritic aragonite (cat)

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Plumigorgia schuboti

261340

Type of skeleton

Solid (scleroproteinaceous) axis with concentrically-layered non-scleritic aragonite (cat)

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Plumigorgia terminosclera

261352

Type of skeleton

Solid (scleroproteinaceous) axis with concentrically-layered non-scleritic aragonite (cat)

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Plumigorgia wellsi

261353

Type of skeleton

Solid (scleroproteinaceous) axis with concentrically-layered non-scleritic aragonite (cat)

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Porcupinella profunda

299024

Type of skeleton

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

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Porcupinella tasmanica

299025

Type of skeleton

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

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Porphyrophyton distinctum

271052

Type of skeleton

No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Primnoa bisquama

263284

Type of skeleton

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

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Primnoa notialis

263039

Type of skeleton

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

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Primnoa pacifica

262999

Type of skeleton

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

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Primnoa resedaeformis

263000

Type of skeleton

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

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Primnoa wingi

263285

Type of skeleton

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

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Primnocapsa plumacea

263030

Type of skeleton

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

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Primnoeides brochi

263286

Type of skeleton

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

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Primnoeides flagellum

263287

Type of skeleton

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

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Primnoeides kuekenthali

263288

Type of skeleton

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

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Primnoeides sertularoides

263289

Type of skeleton

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

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