Polyp-canal reconstruction reveals evolution towards complexity in corals (Dataset Part 100)

There are 17 files in this dataset. This is the 100th 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，此为该数据集的第100个部分。2018年于西沙群岛采集的样本包括*A. millepora*、*A. muricata*、*C. vaughani*、*M. capricornis*、*M. foliosa*、*P. damicornis*、*P. meandrina*、*P. verrucosa*及*S. pistillata*；2008年及2017年分别于南沙群岛采集的样本包括*A. digitifera*、*F. speciosa*（2008年）与*M. turgescens*（2017年）；2017年于涠洲岛采集的样本为*P. lutea*；2017年于加文礁（Gaven Reef）采集的样本包括*G. fascicularis*与*M. stellata*；2017年于礼乐滩（Reed Tablemount）采集的样本为*A. myriophthalma*；2017年于渚碧礁（Subi Reef）采集的样本为*P. sinensis*。所有样本均生长于海洋浅海带的热带浅海礁坪区域，以大型树状珊瑚丛的形式分布，采集水深约5至10米，该生境的日平均水温介于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中，饲养缸的环境参数均模拟了其位于南海的原生栖息环境。所有样本在进行高分辨率计算机断层扫描（HRCT）分析前，均在该饲养缸中暂养约1至3个月。