Polyp-canal reconstruction reveals evolution towards complexity in corals (Dataset Part 23)

There are 17 files in this dataset. This is the 23rd 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，此为其第23个部分。所采集的<em>Acropora millepora</em>（A. millepora）、<em>Acropora muricata</em>（A. muricata）、<em>Cyphastrea vaughani</em>（C. vaughani）、<em>Montipora capricornis</em>（M. capricornis）、<em>Montipora foliosa</em>（M. foliosa）、<em>Pocillopora damicornis</em>（P. damicornis）、<em>Plesiastrea meandrina</em>（P. meandrina）、<em>Porites verrucosa</em>（P. verrucosa）以及<em>Stylophora pistillata</em>（S. pistillata）样本于2018年采自西沙群岛；<em>Acropora digitifera</em>（A. digitifera）、<em>Fungia speciosa</em>（F. speciosa）样本于2008年采自南沙群岛，<em>Montipora turgescens</em>（M. turgescens）样本于2017年采自南沙群岛；<em>Platygyra lutea</em>（P. lutea）样本于2017年采自涠洲岛；<em>Goniastrea fascicularis</em>（G. fascicularis）与<em>Montipora stellata</em>（M. stellata）样本于2017年采自仙娥礁；<em>Acropora myriophthalma</em>（A. myriophthalma）样本于2017年采自礼乐滩；<em>Pavona sinensis</em>（P. sinensis）样本于2017年采自渚碧礁。所有样本均以大型树状珊瑚丛的形式生长，采自热带浅海的近岸浅海海域，栖息水深约为5至10米，该海域的日平均水温介于23.2℃至29.2℃之间。珊瑚样本保持完整形态，被安置于本实验室的珊瑚饲养缸内，缸内环境参数均模拟其原生栖息地——中国南海的海域条件，所有样本在开展高分辨率计算机断层扫描（HRCT，High Resolution Computed Tomography）分析前，均在饲养缸中存放约1至3个月。