Polyp-canal reconstruction reveals evolution towards complexity in corals (Dataset Part 132)

There are 17 files in this dataset. This is the 132nd 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.

本数据集共计包含17个文件，此为该数据集的第132个分卷。其中，*A. millepora*、*A. muricata*、*C. vaughani*、*M. capricornis*、*M. foliosa*、*P. damicornis*、*P. meandrina*、*P. verrucosa*及*S. pistillata*样本采集自西沙群岛（2018年）；*A. digitifera*、*F. speciosa*（2008年）及*M. turgescens*（2017年）样本采集自南沙群岛；*P. lutea*样本采集自涠洲岛（2017年）；*G. fascicularis*与*M. stellata*样本采集自加威礁（Gaven Reef，2017年）；*A. myriophthalma*样本采集自里德平顶海山（Reed Tablemount，2017年）；*P. sinensis*样本采集自渚碧礁（Subi Reef，2017年）。所有样本均采自形成茂密灌丛状大型树状群落的热带浅海礁坪，所处海域为海洋浅海近岸带（neritic zone），采集水深约为5至10米，海域日均水温介于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饲养缸中，缸内所有环境参数均模拟其原生的南海栖息环境。该批样本在饲养缸中暂养约1至3个月后，方才开展高分辨率计算机断层扫描（HRCT）分析。