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 konohana

• 274725

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 226330

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Xenia kuekenthali

• 226301

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, no sclerites (cat)

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• 220237

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, no sclerites (cat)

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• 274612

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, no sclerites (cat)

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Xenia kusimotoensis

• 226331

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 220267

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 274726

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Xenia lepida

• 226332

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, no sclerites (cat)

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• 274727

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, no sclerites (cat)

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• 220268

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, no sclerites (cat)

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Xenia lillieae

• 220241

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 274628

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 226305

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Xenia mayi

• 226333

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 274728

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 220269

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Xenia medusoides

• 226334

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 274729

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 220270

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Xenia membranacea

• 220242

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, no sclerites (cat)

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• 274629

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, no sclerites (cat)

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• 226306

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, no sclerites (cat)

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Xenia mucosa

• 220271

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, no sclerites (cat)

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• 226335

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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