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

Scleracis guadalupensis

• 280989

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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Scleracis petrosa

• 280990

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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Scleranthelia microsclera

• 299250

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Scleranthelia musiva

• 299256

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Scleranthelia rugosa

• 299262

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Scleranthelia thomsoni

• 299268

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerisis macquariana

• 262144

  Type of skeleton

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

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Sclerisis pulchella

• 262145

  Type of skeleton

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

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Sclerobelemnon burgeri

• 281114

  Type of skeleton

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

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Sclerobelemnon castroi

• 281115

  Type of skeleton

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

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Sclerobelemnon elongatum

• 281116

  Type of skeleton

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

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Sclerobelemnon gracile

• 281117

  Type of skeleton

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

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Sclerobelemnon gravieri

• 281118

  Type of skeleton

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

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Sclerobelemnon koellikeri

• 281119

  Type of skeleton

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

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Sclerobelemnon magniflorum

• 281120

  Type of skeleton

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

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Sclerobelemnon schmeltzii

• 281121

  Type of skeleton

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

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Sclerobelemnon theseus

• 281113

  Type of skeleton

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

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Scleronephthya corymbosa

• 224113

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273203

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Scleronephthya crassa

• 273204

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224114

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Scleronephthya flexilis

• 273205

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224115

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Scleronephthya gracillima

• 224112

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272823

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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