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

Sclerophytum exile

• 222946

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268704

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum facile

• 268848

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222998

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum fibrillosum

• 223000

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268850

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum fibrillum

• 222999

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268849

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum finitimum

• 268851

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 223001

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum firmum

• 223002

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268852

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum fishelsoni

• 223003

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268853

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum flabelliclavatum

• 223004

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268854

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum flaccidum

• 223005

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268855

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum flexibile

• 222938

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268685

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum flexuosum

• 268856

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 223006

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum foliatum

• 223007

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268857

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum foveolatum

• 223008

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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