Polyp-canal reconstruction reveals evolution towards complexity in corals (Dataset Part 83)

There are 17 files in this dataset. This is the 83rd part of this dataset. The A. millepora, A. muricata, C. vaughani, M. capricornis, M. foliosa, P. damicornis, P. meandrina, P. verrucosa, and S. pistillata samples were collected from the Xisha Islands (2018); the A. digitifera, F. speciosa (2008), and M. turgescens (2017) samples were collected from the Nansha Islands; the P. lutea samples were collected from the Weizhou Islands (2017); the G. fascicularis, and M. stellata samples were collected from the Gaven Reef (2017); the A. myriophthalma samples were collected from the Reed Tablemount (2017); the P. sinensis 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83个组成部分。微孔鹿角珊瑚（A. millepora）、刺鹿角珊瑚（A. muricata）、瓦氏合星珊瑚（C. vaughani）、摩羯鹿角珊瑚（M. capricornis）、叶状牡丹珊瑚（M. foliosa）、鹿角杯形珊瑚（P. damicornis）、曲形牡丹珊瑚（P. meandrina）、疣状杯形珊瑚（P. verrucosa）、柱形菊花珊瑚（S. pistillata）样本于2018年采自西沙群岛；指状鹿角珊瑚（A. digitifera）、华丽扁脑珊瑚（F. speciosa，2008年采集）及膨胀牡丹珊瑚（M. turgescens，2017年采集）样本采自南沙群岛；黄色牡丹珊瑚（P. lutea）样本于2017年采自涠洲岛；束状陀螺珊瑚（G. fascicularis）、星状牡丹珊瑚（M. stellata）样本于2017年采自加文礁；多眼鹿角珊瑚（A. myriophthalma）样本于2017年采自礼乐滩平顶海山；中华扁脑珊瑚（P. sinensis）样本于2017年采自渚碧礁。所有样本均为形成灌丛状分布的大型树状珊瑚群落，采自海洋陆架浅海带的热带浅礁，水深约5至10米，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，饲养环境完全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）分析前，均在缸中饲养约1至3个月。