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

Sarcophyton minusculum

• 268791

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222153

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcophyton nanwanensis

• 222154

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268792

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcophyton nigrum

• 268793

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222155

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcophyton pauciplicatum

• 268966

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcophyton portentosum

• 222156

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268794

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcophyton pulchellum

• 268795

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222157

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcophyton regulare

• 268796

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222158

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcophyton roseum

• 222159

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268797

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcophyton serenei

• 222160

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268798

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcophyton skeltoni

• 268799

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222161

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcophyton soapiae

• 268800

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222162

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcophyton solidum

• 268801

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222163

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcophyton spinospiculatum

• 268802

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222164

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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