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 macrospina

• 273008

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224784

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya magna

• 273009

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224785

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya malabarensis

• 273010

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224786

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya malaya

• 273011

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224787

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya manyanensis

• 273012

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224788

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya marenzelleri

• 273013

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224789

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya masoni

• 273014

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224790

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya maxima

• 273015

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224791

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya mayi

• 224792

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273016

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya merguiensis

• 273017

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224793

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya mertoni

• 273018

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224794

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya mexicana

• 273019

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224795

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya microspiculata

• 273115

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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