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

Dendrobrachia fallax

• 264341

  Type of skeleton

  Solid proteinaceous axis (unmineralized), colony lacking sclerites or other calcareous material (cat)

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• 233861

  Type of skeleton

  Solid proteinaceous axis (unmineralized), colony lacking sclerites or other calcareous material (cat)

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Dendrobrachia multispina

• 233882

  Type of skeleton

  Solid proteinaceous axis (unmineralized), colony lacking sclerites or other calcareous material (cat)

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• 264342

  Type of skeleton

  Solid proteinaceous axis (unmineralized), colony lacking sclerites or other calcareous material (cat)

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Dendrobrachia paucispina

• 264343

  Type of skeleton

  Solid proteinaceous axis (unmineralized), colony lacking sclerites or other calcareous material (cat)

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• 298820

  Type of skeleton

  Solid proteinaceous axis (unmineralized), colony lacking sclerites or other calcareous material (cat)

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Dendrobrachia sarmentosa

• 264344

  Type of skeleton

  Solid proteinaceous axis (unmineralized), colony lacking sclerites or other calcareous material (cat)

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Dendronephthya acaulis

• 272880

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224656

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya aculeata

• 272881

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224657

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya agaricoides

• 272882

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224658

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya alba

• 272883

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224659

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya albogilva

• 272884

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224660

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya alcocki

• 272885

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224661

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya alexanderi

• 272886

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224662

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya ambigua

• 272887

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224663

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya amoebisclera

• 272888

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224664

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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