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:

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Methodologies:

Editor: Cathy McFadden (contact)

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Gorgonia flabellum

209919

Type of skeleton

Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Gorgonia flavescens

277628

Type of skeleton

Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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209999

Type of skeleton

Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Gorgonia gracilis

277629

Type of skeleton

Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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210000

Type of skeleton

Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Gorgonia mariae

277588

Type of skeleton

Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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209924

Type of skeleton

Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Gorgonia reticulum

277630

Type of skeleton

Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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210001

Type of skeleton

Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Gorgonia ventalina

277582

Type of skeleton

Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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209918

Type of skeleton

Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Gorgonia venusta

277631

Type of skeleton

Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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210002

Type of skeleton

Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Gorgonisis elyakovi

262107

Type of skeleton

Jointed axis with proteinaceous nodes that lack sclerites alternating with solid, non-scleritic calcareous internodes (cat)

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Guaiagorgia anas

278039

Type of skeleton

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

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229532

Type of skeleton

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

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210003

Type of skeleton

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

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Gyrophyllum hirondellei

281199

Type of skeleton

Solid (scleroproteinaceous) axis with radially-layered non-scleritic calcareous material (cat)

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Gyrophyllum sibogae

281200

Type of skeleton

Solid (scleroproteinaceous) axis with radially-layered non-scleritic calcareous material (cat)

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Hadaka nudidomus

265902

Type of skeleton

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

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Hanabira yukibana

265507

Type of skeleton

No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Hanah hanagasa

265931

Type of skeleton

No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Hanah hanataba

265932

Type of skeleton

No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Hedera caerulescens

244221

Type of skeleton

No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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267879

Type of skeleton

No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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