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

Complexum pobeguini

• 276190

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Complexum pusillum

• 276191

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Complexum strictum

• 276192

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Conglomeratusclera coerulea

• 274662

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Conglomeratusclera robusta

• 274663

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Convexella divergens

• 263143

  Type of skeleton

  Solid (scleroproteinaceous) axis with concentrically-layered non-scleritic calcareous material (cat)

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Convexella jungerseni

• 263144

  Type of skeleton

  Solid (scleroproteinaceous) axis with concentrically-layered non-scleritic calcareous material (cat)

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Convexella krampi

• 263145

  Type of skeleton

  Solid (scleroproteinaceous) axis with concentrically-layered non-scleritic calcareous material (cat)

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Convexella magelhaenica

• 263146

  Type of skeleton

  Solid (scleroproteinaceous) axis with concentrically-layered non-scleritic calcareous material (cat)

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Convexella murrayi

• 263147

  Type of skeleton

  Solid (scleroproteinaceous) axis with concentrically-layered non-scleritic calcareous material (cat)

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Corallium japonicum

• 209706

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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• 264884

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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Corallium medea

• 209707

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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• 264885

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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Corallium nix

• 209708

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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• 264886

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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Corallium rubrum

• 264879

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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• 209701

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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• 212830

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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Corallium salomonense

• 209709

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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• 264887

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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Corallium stylasteroides

• 209710

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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• 264888

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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Corallium tortuosum

• 209711

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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• 264889

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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