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

Cladarisis nouvianae

• 261693

  Type of skeleton

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

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Cladiella arborea

• 221394

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273948

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella arbusculoides

• 273949

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 221395

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella aspera

• 221396

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273950

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella australis

• 273951

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 221397

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella bottai

• 221398

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273952

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella brachyclados

• 273953

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 221399

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella ceylonica

• 221400

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273954

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella conifera

• 273955

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 221401

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella crassa

• 221402

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273956

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella daphnae

• 273957

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 221403

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella densa

• 221404

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273958

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella devaneyi

• 273959

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 221405

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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