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

Chromonephthea cairnsi

• 230909

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea cobourgensis

• 230910

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272836

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea complanata

• 272837

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 230911

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea cornuta

• 230912

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272838

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea costatocyanea

• 272839

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 230913

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea costatofulva

• 230914

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272840

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea curvata

• 272841

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 230915

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea dampierensis

• 230916

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272842

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea egmondi

• 272843

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 230917

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea exosis

• 230918

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272844

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea formosana

• 272845

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 230919

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea franseni

• 230920

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272846

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea frondosa

• 272847

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 230921

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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