Polyp-canal reconstruction reveals evolution towards complexity in corals (Dataset Part 138)

There are 17 files in this dataset. This is the 138th 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17个文件，此为该数据集的第138个分块。<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>样本采集自西沙群岛（2018年）；<em>A. digitifera</em>、<em>F. speciosa</em>（2008年）及<em>M. turgescens</em>（2017年）样本采集自南沙群岛；<em>P. lutea</em>样本采集自涠洲岛（2017年）；<em>G. fascicularis</em>及<em>M. stellata</em>样本采集自华阳礁（Gaven Reef）（2017年）；<em>A. myriophthalma</em>样本采集自礼乐滩（Reed Tablemount）（2017年）；<em>P. sinensis</em>样本采集自渚碧礁（Subi Reef）（2017年）。所有样本均为形成灌丛状分布的大型树状珊瑚群落，发现于海洋浅海带的热带浅礁生境中，采样深度约为5至10米，对应海域日平均水温介于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养殖缸内，缸内环境参数均模拟其南海原生栖息地的实际条件。所有样本在开展高分辨率计算机断层扫描（High Resolution Computed Tomography，HRCT）分析前，均在该养殖缸中保存了约1至3个月。