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

Cladiella michelini

• 221430

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273984

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella minuta

• 273985

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 221431

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella multiloba

• 221432

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273986

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella pachyclados

• 273941

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 221390

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella papillosa

• 221433

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273987

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella prattae

• 273940

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 221389

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella pulchra

• 221434

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273988

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella ramosa

• 273989

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 221435

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella rotundata

• 221436

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273990

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella scabra

• 273991

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 221437

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella similis

• 221438

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273992

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella sphaeroides

• 273993

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 221439

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Cladiella sphaerophora

• 221440

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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