Polyp-canal reconstruction reveals evolution towards complexity in corals (Dataset Part 108)

There are 17 files in this dataset. This is the 108th part of this dataset. The <em>A. millepora</em>, <em>A. muricata</em>,<em> C. vaughani</em>,<em> M. capricornis</em>, <em>M. foliosa</em>,<em> P. damicornis</em>, <em>P. meandrina</em>,<em> P. verrucosa</em>, and<em> S. pistillata</em> samples were collected from the Xisha Islands (2018); the <em>A. digitifera</em>, <em>F. speciosa </em>(2008), and<em> M. turgescens</em> (2017) samples were collected from the Nansha Islands; the <em>P. lutea</em> samples were collected from the Weizhou Islands (2017); the <em>G. fascicularis</em>, and<em> M. stellata </em>samples were collected from the Gaven Reef (2017); the <em>A. myriophthalma</em> samples were collected from the Reed Tablemount (2017); the <em>P. sinensis</em> samples were collected from the Subi Reef (2017). All samples, which occurred in large arborescent colonies forming thickets, were found in tropical shallow reefs of the marine neritic zone, from depths of about 5 to 10 m. The daily mean temperature was between 23.2 and 29.2°C. The coral samples were kept whole and housed in our laboratory coral tank, where all conditions were simulated to reflect those of their habitat in the South China Sea. These samples were kept in the tank for about one to three months before HRCT analysis.

本数据集共计17个文件，本次提供的是其第108个分块。采自西沙群岛（2018年）的样本包括*A. millepora*、*A. muricata*、*C. vaughani*、*M. capricornis*、*M. foliosa*、*P. damicornis*、*P. meandrina*、*P. verrucosa*以及*S. pistillata*；采自南沙群岛的样本包括*A. digitifera*、*F. speciosa*（2008年采集）与*M. turgescens*（2017年采集）；采自涠洲岛的样本为*P. lutea*（2017年采集）；采自加文礁的样本包括*G. fascicularis*与*M. stellata*（2017年采集）；采自里德海山的样本为*A. myriophthalma*（2017年采集）；采自渚碧礁的样本为*P. sinensis*（2017年采集）。所有样本均为形成灌丛状的大型树状珊瑚群落，发现于海洋近岸浅海地带的热带浅礁中，采集深度约为5至10米，该区域日平均水温介于23.2℃至29.2℃之间。所有珊瑚样本均保持完整形态，安置于本实验室的珊瑚饲养缸内，缸内所有环境参数均模拟了它们在南海的原生栖息环境。这些样本在饲养缸中保存约1至3个月后，方才进行高分辨率计算机断层扫描（High Resolution Computed Tomography，HRCT）分析。