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 levis

• 272860

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea megasclera

• 272861

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 230935

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea minor

• 230936

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272862

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea muironensis

• 272863

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 230937

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea obscura

• 230938

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272864

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea ostrina

• 272865

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 230939

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea palauensis

• 230940

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272866

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea pellucida

• 272867

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 230941

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea rotunda

• 230942

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272868

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea rubra

• 272869

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 230943

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea serratospiculata

• 230944

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272870

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea sierra

• 272871

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 230945

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Chromonephthea simulata

• 230946

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272872

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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