Main non-scleritic skeletal component

ID: 619

Class: Biomechanical

Description:

The CaCO3 polymorph found in the skeleton, without considering sclerites

Standards:

• Category (cat) default

Methodologies:

• Atomic absorption spectroscopy
• Derived from textual description
• Electron probe microanalizer
• Species-specific value inherited from family level
• X-radiography (densitometer)

Editor: Daniel Gomez Gras (contact)

Observations

Pacifigorgia media

• 258700

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  amorphous carbonate hydroxiapatite (cat)

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Pacifigorgia stenobrochis

• 258701

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  amorphous carbonate hydroxiapatite (cat)

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Phycogorgia fucata

• 258702

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  amorphous carbonate hydroxiapatite (cat)

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Phyllogorgia dilatata

• 258703

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  amorphous carbonate hydroxiapatite (cat)

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Plexaura homomalla

• 259224

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  Mg Calcite (cat)

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Plexaurella grisea

• 258680

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  high Mg Calcite (cat)

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• 259131

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  Mg Calcite (cat)

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Plexaurella nutans

• 258682

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  high Mg Calcite (cat)

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• 259222

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  Mg Calcite (cat)

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Plumigorgia astroplethes

• 261350

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  aragonite (cat)

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Plumigorgia hydroides

• 258713

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  aragonite (cat)

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• 261351

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  aragonite (cat)

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Plumigorgia terminosclera

• 261352

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  aragonite (cat)

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Plumigorgia wellsi

• 261353

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  aragonite (cat)

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Primnoella scotiae

• 258725

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  high Mg Calcite (cat)

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Pseudoplexaura porosa

• 259226

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  Mg Calcite (cat)

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Pseudoplexaura tenuis

• 259141

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  Mg Calcite (cat)

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Pseudopterogorgia australiensis

• 258705

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  amorphous carbonate hydroxiapatite (cat)

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Pterogorgia citrina

• 259134

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  Mg Calcite (cat)

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• 259225

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  Mg Calcite (cat)

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Radicipes gracilis

• 258714

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  high Mg Calcite (cat)

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Swiftia exserta

• 259138

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  Mg Calcite (cat)

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