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

Elasmogorgia ramosa

• 299474

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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Elbeenus lauramartinae

• 270667

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Elenanthus violaceus

• 299291

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 267929

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, no sclerites, tissue covered by thin periderm or cuticular envelope (cat)

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Eleutherobia australiensis

• 267866

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222608

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Eleutherobia dofleini

• 222609

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 267867

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Eleutherobia duriuscula

• 267868

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222610

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Eleutherobia flava

• 222611

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 267869

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Eleutherobia grandiflora

• 267870

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222612

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Eleutherobia imaharai

• 222613

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 267871

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Eleutherobia rigida

• 267872

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222614

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Eleutherobia rubra

• 222607

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 267793

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Eleutherobia somaliensis

• 267873

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222615

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Eleutherobia splendens

• 222616

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 267874

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Eleutherobia sumbawaensis

• 267875

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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