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 heterospiculatum

• 268869

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 223019

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum higai

• 223020

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268870

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum hirtum

• 268871

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 223021

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum humesi

• 268706

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222948

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum humile

• 223022

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268872

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum incompletum

• 223023

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268873

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum inelegans

• 268874

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 223024

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum inexplicitum

• 223025

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268875

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum inflatum

• 268876

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 223026

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum jasminae

• 223027

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268877

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum kavarattiense

• 223028

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268878

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum kotanianense

• 268879

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 223029

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum lamellatum

• 268880

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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