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 translucens

• 273100

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya tripartita

• 273101

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224877

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya tuberculata

• 224878

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273102

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya uliginosa

• 273103

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224879

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya umbellata

• 224880

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273104

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya utinomii

• 273105

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224881

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya variata

• 224882

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273106

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya varicolor

• 273107

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224883

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya vervoorti

• 224884

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273108

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya villosa

• 273109

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224885

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya waitei

• 224886

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273110

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya weberi

• 273111

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224887

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Dendronephthya wijsmanae

• 224888

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 273112

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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