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

Stephanogorgia diomedea

• 267916

  Type of skeleton

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

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Stephanogorgia faulkneri

• 267917

  Type of skeleton

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

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• 248629

  Type of skeleton

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

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Stephanogorgia rattoi

• 248630

  Type of skeleton

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

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• 267918

  Type of skeleton

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

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Stephanogorgia wainwrighti

• 248631

  Type of skeleton

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

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• 267919

  Type of skeleton

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

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Stereacanthia armata

• 299416

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Stereacanthia elongata

• 299421

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Stereacanthia stuckiae

• 299426

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Stereogorgia claviformis

• 299226

  Type of skeleton

  Axial-like layer (i.e., unconsolidated axis) formed by sclerites, with coenenchyme subdivided into medulla and cortex (cat)

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Stereonephthya acaulis

• 224076

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273211

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Stereonephthya acicularis

• 224077

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273212

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Stereonephthya armata_Kukental_1910

• 224078

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273213

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Stereonephthya armata_Thomson&Henderson_1906

• 286863

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 286869

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Stereonephthya bellissima

• 224079

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273214

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Stereonephthya campanulata

• 273215

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224080

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Stereonephthya celosia

• 224081

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273216

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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