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

Cavernularia pusilla

• 281083

  Type of skeleton

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

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• 212932

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cavernularia subtilis

• 281084

  Type of skeleton

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

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Cavernularia vansyoci

• 281085

  Type of skeleton

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

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Cavernulina darwini

• 281086

  Type of skeleton

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

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Cavernulina grandiflora

• 281087

  Type of skeleton

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

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Cavernulina orientalis

• 281088

  Type of skeleton

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

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Ceeceenus levis

• 273736

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 232281

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Ceeceenus pannosus

• 232282

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273737

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Ceeceenus quadrus

• 273738

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 232283

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Ceeceenus retractus

• 232284

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273739

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Ceeceenus torus

• 273740

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 232285

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Ceratocaulon wandeli

• 299220

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cervera aggregata

• 266113

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, no sclerites, tissue covered by thin periderm or cuticular envelope (cat)

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Cervera atlantica

• 266114

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, no sclerites, tissue covered by thin periderm or cuticular envelope (cat)

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Cervera komaii

• 266111

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, no sclerites, tissue covered by thin periderm or cuticular envelope (cat)

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Cervera minuta

• 266115

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, no sclerites, tissue covered by thin periderm or cuticular envelope (cat)

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Chalcogorgia pellucida

• 299338

  Type of skeleton

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

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Chathamisis bayeri

• 262079

  Type of skeleton

  Jointed axis with proteinaceous nodes that lack sclerites alternating with solid, non-scleritic calcareous internodes (cat)

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Chathamisis ramosa

• 262080

  Type of skeleton

  Jointed axis with proteinaceous nodes that lack sclerites alternating with solid, non-scleritic calcareous internodes (cat)

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