Polyp-canal reconstruction reveals evolution towards complexity in corals (Dataset Part 22)

There are 17 files in this dataset. This is the 22nd 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，此为该数据集的第22个组成部分。*A. millepora*、*A. muricata*、*C. vaughani*、*M. capricornis*、*M. foliosa*、*P. damicornis*、*P. meandrina*、*P. verrucosa*及*S. pistillata*样本均采集自西沙群岛（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*及*M. stellata*样本采集自加文礁（2017年）；*A. myriophthalma*样本采集自礼乐滩（2017年）；*P. sinensis*样本采集自渚碧礁（2017年）。所有样本均为形成灌丛的大型树状珊瑚群落，采自海洋浅海带的热带浅礁生境，采集深度约为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，存放于本实验室的珊瑚养殖缸内，缸内环境参数均模拟了它们在南海的原生栖息环境。这批样本在养殖缸中养护约1至3个月后，才开展了高分辨率计算机断层扫描（High Resolution Computed Tomography，HRCT）分析。