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 papillosum

• 268911

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 223061

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum papulum

• 268912

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 223062

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum parulekari

• 268913

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 223063

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum parvum

• 268914

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 223064

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum paulae

• 223065

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268915

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum pavidum

• 268916

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 223066

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum peculiare

• 223067

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268917

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum pedunculatum

• 268918

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 223068

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum penghuense

• 268919

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 223069

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum platylobatum

• 223070

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268920

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum platysmum

• 223071

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268921

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Sclerophytum pocilloporaeforme

• 221011

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 268922

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 223072

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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