Spermatic cyst development of Dendrophyllia ramea from the Alboran Sea, Western Mediterranean@en

This data set contains information on spermatic cyst development in the coral Dendrophyllia ramea: spermatic cysts sizes and maturation stage are included. A total of three polyps have been analysed per each coral colony and a total of three coral colonies have been analysed for each sampling month: February 2018, May 2017, July 2018 and October 2017. Samples have been collected in the protected area of Punta La Mona (Granada, Alborán Sea, western Mediterranean) between 30 and 37 meters depth by scuba diving.本数据集涵盖分枝树珊瑚（Dendrophyllia ramea）的精子囊（spermatic cyst）发育相关数据，包含精子囊尺寸与成熟阶段两类观测指标。每个珊瑚群体共计分析3个水螅体（polyp）；针对2018年2月、2017年5月、2018年7月、2017年10月这4个采样月份，每个月份均完成3个珊瑚群体的样本分析。样本通过水肺潜水（scuba diving）采集自拉莫纳角（Punta La Mona）保护区，该区域位于西班牙格拉纳达省所辖的阿尔沃兰海（西地中海）海域，采样水深介于30至37米之间。