Polyp-canal reconstruction reveals evolution towards complexity in corals (Dataset Part 162)

There are 17 files in this dataset. This is the 162nd 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，本次提供的是该数据集的第162个部分。多孔鹿角珊瑚（*A. millepora*）、刺鹿角珊瑚（*A. muricata*）、*C. vaughani*、摩羯微孔珊瑚（*M. capricornis*）、叶状微孔珊瑚（*M. foliosa*）、鹿角杯形珊瑚（*P. damicornis*）、曲纹扁脑珊瑚（*P. meandrina*）、疣状孔珊瑚（*P. verrucosa*）以及美丽鹿角珊瑚（*S. pistillata*）样本于2018年采自西沙群岛；指形鹿角珊瑚（*A. digitifera*）、华丽蜂巢珊瑚（*F. speciosa*，2008年）与膨微孔珊瑚（*M. turgescens*，2017年）样本采自南沙群岛；黄色孔珊瑚（*P. lutea*）样本于2017年采自涠洲岛；丛状盔形珊瑚（*G. fascicularis*）与星状微孔珊瑚（*M. stellata*）样本于2017年采自郭川暗礁；多眼鹿角珊瑚（*A. myriophthalma*）样本于2017年采自礼乐滩；中华孔珊瑚（*P. sinensis*）样本于2017年采自渚碧礁。所有样本均采自海洋浅海带的热带浅礁，以大型树状群落形成灌丛分布，采样水深约5至10米，采样区域日均水温介于23.2℃至29.2℃之间。珊瑚样本均保持完整形态，存放于本实验室的珊瑚饲养缸中，缸内环境参数均模拟其在南海的原生栖息条件。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，均在饲养缸中暂养约1至3个月。