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 spongiosum

• 222165

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268803

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcophyton stellatum

• 268804

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222166

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcophyton stolidotum

• 268805

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222167

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcophyton subviride

• 268806

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222168

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcophyton tenuispiculatum

• 268807

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222169

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcophyton tortuosum

• 222170

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268808

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcophyton trocheliophorum

• 268703

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222134

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcophyton tumulosum

• 268809

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222171

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcophyton turschi

• 268810

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222172

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sarcoptilus bollonsi

• 281202

  Type of skeleton

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

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Sarcoptilus grandis

• 222141

  Type of skeleton

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

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• 281201

  Type of skeleton

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

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Sarcoptilus nullispiculatus

• 281203

  Type of skeleton

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

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Sarcoptilus rigidis

• 281204

  Type of skeleton

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

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Sarcoptilus shaneparkeri

• 281205

  Type of skeleton

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

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Sarcothelia edmondsoni

• 274623

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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