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 cylindrica

• 208234

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265519

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia decipiens

• 265520

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 208235

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia delicatula

• 208236

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265521

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia densum

• 265522

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 208237

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia desjardiniana

• 208238

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265523

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia diademata

• 265524

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 208239

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia dispersa

• 208240

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265525

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia eburnea

• 265526

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 208241

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia elongata

• 208242

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265527

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia expansa

• 265528

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 208243

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia filippii

• 208244

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265529

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia flava

• 265530

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 208245

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia flexibilis

• 208246

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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