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

Clavularia arctica

• 208220

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265504

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia armata

• 265509

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 208224

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia aspera

• 208225

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265510

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia australiensis

• 208226

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265511

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia borealis

• 208228

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265513

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia capensis

• 208229

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265514

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia carpediem

• 208218

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265502

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia celebensis

• 208230

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265515

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia charcoti

• 208231

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265516

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia chuni

• 265517

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 208232

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia crassa

• 212989

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265501

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 208217

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia crosslandi

• 208233

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265518

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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