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

Xenia cylindrica

• 274711

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Xenia dayi

• 220253

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 274712

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 226317

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Xenia delicata

• 226318

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, no sclerites (cat)

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• 220254

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, no sclerites (cat)

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• 274713

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, no sclerites (cat)

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Xenia depressa

• 220255

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 274714

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 226319

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Xenia distorta

• 274715

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 220256

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 226320

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Xenia elongata

• 274716

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 226321

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 220257

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Xenia felicianoi

• 220258

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 226322

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 274717

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Xenia fimbriata

• 274718

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 220259

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 226323

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Xenia fisheri

• 226324

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 274719

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 220260

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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