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

Heliania racemosa

• 260132

  Type of skeleton

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

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Heliania spinescens

• 260133

  Type of skeleton

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

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Helicogorgia capensis

• 267911

  Type of skeleton

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

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Helicogorgia flagellata

• 267912

  Type of skeleton

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

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Helicogorgia ramifera

• 267913

  Type of skeleton

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

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Helicogorgia spiralis

• 267914

  Type of skeleton

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

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Helicogorgia squamifera

• 267915

  Type of skeleton

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

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Helicoprimnoa fasciola

• 263150

  Type of skeleton

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

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Heliopora coerulea

• 264350

  Type of skeleton

  Hard aragonite skeleton (cat)

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Heliopora hiberniana

• 245411

  Type of skeleton

  Hard aragonite skeleton (cat)

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• 264351

  Type of skeleton

  Hard aragonite skeleton (cat)

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Hemicorallium abyssale

• 209712

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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• 264890

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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Hemicorallium aurantiacum

• 209713

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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• 264891

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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Hemicorallium bathyrubrum

• 209714

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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• 264892

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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Hemicorallium bayeri

• 209715

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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• 264893

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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Hemicorallium boshuense

• 209716

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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• 264894

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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Hemicorallium ducale

• 209717

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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• 264895

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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Hemicorallium guttatum

• 209718

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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• 264896

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of fused sclerites cemented together within a solid calcareous matrix (cat)

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