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 palaoensis

• 273044

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224820

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya pallida

• 273045

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224821

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya palmata

• 273046

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224822

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya parvula

• 273047

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224823

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya pectinata

• 273048

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224824

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya pellucida Henderson_1909

• 273049

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224825

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya pellucida_Utinomi_1952

• 286822

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 298772

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya pentagona

• 273050

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224826

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya perezi

• 273051

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224827

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya persica

• 273052

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224828

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya pharonis

• 273053

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224829

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya pulchella

• 273054

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224830

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya pulchra

• 273055

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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