Polyp-canal reconstruction reveals evolution towards complexity in corals (Dataset Part 72)

There are 17 files in this dataset. This is the 72nd 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，当前为该数据集的第72个子文件。本次采集的样本包括<em>杯形珊瑚（A. millepora）</em>、<em>刺鹿角珊瑚（A. muricata）</em>、<em>瓦氏珊瑚（C. vaughani）</em>、<em>山羊角鹿角珊瑚（M. capricornis）</em>、<em>叶状珊瑚（M. foliosa）</em>、<em>鹿角杯形珊瑚（P. damicornis）</em>、<em>曲形珊瑚（P. meandrina）</em>、<em>疣状珊瑚（P. verrucosa）</em>以及<em>柱形珊瑚（S. pistillata）</em>，上述样本均于2018年采自西沙群岛；<em>指状鹿角珊瑚（A. digitifera）</em>、<em>美丽滨珊瑚（F. speciosa）</em>（2008年采集）与<em>膨胀珊瑚（M. turgescens）</em>（2017年采集）的样本采自南沙群岛；<em>黄色鹿角珊瑚（P. lutea）</em>样本采自涠洲岛（2017年）；<em>束状珊瑚（G. fascicularis）</em>与<em>星状珊瑚（M. stellata）</em>样本采自仁爱礁（Gaven Reef，2017年）；<em>多眼鹿角珊瑚（A. myriophthalma）</em>样本采自里德台地（Reed Tablemount，2017年）；<em>中华鹿角珊瑚（P. sinensis）</em>样本采自渚碧礁（Subi Reef，2017年）。所有样本均为形成灌丛的大型树状珊瑚群体，发现于海洋浅海带的热带浅海珊瑚礁海域，水深范围约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，保存于本实验室的珊瑚饲养缸（coral tank）中，缸内所有环境参数均模拟其在南海的原生栖息地条件；上述样本在开展高分辨率计算机断层扫描（High Resolution Computed Tomography，简称HRCT）分析前，已在饲养缸中保存约1至3个月。