Polyp-canal reconstruction reveals evolution towards complexity in corals (Dataset Part 64)

There are 17 files in this dataset. This is the 64th 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.

本数据集共包含17个文件，此为其第64个子集。本数据集涵盖的样本分别采自中国南海不同海域：2018年采自西沙群岛的*A. millepora*、*A. muricata*、*C. vaughani*、*M. capricornis*、*M. foliosa*、*P. damicornis*、*P. meandrina*、*P. verrucosa*及*S. pistillata*样本；采自南沙群岛的*A. digitifera*、*F. speciosa*（2008年）及*M. turgescens*（2017年）样本；2017年采自涠洲岛的*P. lutea*样本；2017年采自加文礁的*G. fascicularis*与*M. stellata*样本；2017年采自里德海山的*A. myriophthalma*样本；2017年采自渚碧礁的*P. sinensis*样本。所有样本均为形成灌丛状分布的大型树状珊瑚群落，采自热带浅海的海洋浅海带礁坪区域，采集水深约为5至10米，该海域日平均水温介于23.2℃至29.2℃之间。所有珊瑚样本均保持完整形态，保存于本实验室的珊瑚养殖缸中，缸内环境参数均模拟了其在南海的原生栖息条件，所有样本在开展高分辨率计算机断层扫描（High Resolution Computed Tomography，HRCT）分析前，均在该养殖缸中保存了约1至3个月。