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

Dendronephthya andamanensis

• 224665

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272889

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya andersoni

• 272890

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224666

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya anguina

• 224667

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272891

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya annectens

• 272892

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224668

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya arakanensis

• 224669

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272893

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya arborea

• 272894

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224670

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya arbuscula

• 224671

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272895

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya argentea

• 272896

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224672

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya armata

• 224673

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272897

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya armifer

• 272898

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224674

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya aruensis

• 224675

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272899

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya aspera

• 272900

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224676

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya aurantiaca

• 224677

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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