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 dendritica

• 224712

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272936

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya dendrophyta

• 272937

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224713

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya densa

• 224714

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272938

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya depressa

• 272939

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224715

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya devexa

• 224716

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272940

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya dichotoma

• 272941

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224717

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya disciformis

• 224718

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272942

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya divaricata

• 272943

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224719

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya doederleini

• 224720

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272944

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya dofleini

• 272945

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224721

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya dollfusi

• 224722

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272946

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya dromidicola

• 272947

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224723

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya eburnea

• 224724

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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