Polyp-canal reconstruction reveals evolution towards complexity in corals (Dataset Part 85)

There are 17 files in this dataset. This is the 85th 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，本次为该数据集的第85个分卷。<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>及<em>S. pistillata</em>样本于2018年采自西沙群岛；<em>A. digitifera</em>、<em>F. speciosa</em>（2008年）与<em>M. turgescens</em>（2017年）样本采自南沙群岛；<em>P. lutea</em>样本于2017年采自涠洲岛；<em>G. fascicularis</em>与<em>M. stellata</em>样本于2017年采自仁爱礁（Gaven Reef）；<em>A. myriophthalma</em>样本于2017年采自礼乐滩（Reed Tablemount）；<em>P. sinensis</em>样本于2017年采自渚碧礁（Subi Reef）。所有样本均为形成茂密灌丛的大型树枝状珊瑚群落，发现于海洋浅海近岸带的热带浅礁中，采集水深约5至10米，日平均水温介于23.2℃至29.2℃之间。珊瑚样本保持完整形态，存放于本实验室的珊瑚饲养缸内，缸内环境参数均模拟其在南海的原生栖息地条件。所有样本在进行高分辨率计算机断层扫描（High Resolution Computed Tomography，HRCT）分析前，均在缸中饲养约1至3个月。