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 eburnea

• 272948

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya echinata

• 272949

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224725

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya ehrenbergi

• 224726

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272950

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya electa

• 272951

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224727

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya elegans

• 224728

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272952

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya elongata

• 272953

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224729

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya erinacea

• 224730

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272954

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya fallax

• 272955

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224731

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya featherensis

• 224732

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272956

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya filigrana

• 272957

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224733

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya fischeri

• 224734

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272958

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya flabellifera

• 272959

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224735

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya flammea

• 224736

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272960

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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