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 hemprichi

• 224647

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272815

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya heterocyathus

• 272985

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224761

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya hicksoni

• 224762

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272986

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya hirsuta

• 272987

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224763

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya hyalina

• 224764

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272988

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya hystricosa

• 272989

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224765

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya inconfusa

• 224766

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272990

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya inermis

• 272991

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224767

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya inhacaensis

• 224768

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272992

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya investigata

• 272993

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224769

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya involuta

• 224655

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 272827

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya irregularis

• 272994

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224770

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya japonica

• 224771

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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