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 flexibilis

• 265531

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia frankliniana

• 208247

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265532

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia frigida

• 208248

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265533

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia grandiflora

• 208249

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265534

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia granulosum

• 265535

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 208250

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia griegii

• 265536

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 208251

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia incrustans

• 208252

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265537

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia indicum

• 208253

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265538

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia inflata

• 208221

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265505

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia koellikeri

• 208222

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265506

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia laxa

• 208254

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265539

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia levidensis

• 265540

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 208255

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Clavularia longissima

• 208256

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 265541

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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