Polyp-canal reconstruction reveals evolution towards complexity in corals (Dataset Part 100)

There are 17 files in this dataset. This is the 100th 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，本次提供的为该数据集的第100个子集。本次采样覆盖的物种包括*A. millepora*、*A. muricata*、*C. vaughani*、*M. capricornis*、*M. foliosa*、*P. damicornis*、*P. meandrina*、*P. verrucosa*及*S. pistillata*，上述样本均于2018年采自西沙群岛（Xisha Islands）；*A. digitifera*、*F. speciosa*（2008年采集）及*M. turgescens*（2017年采集）样本采自南沙群岛（Nansha Islands）；*P. lutea*样本采自2017年的涠洲岛（Weizhou Islands）；*G. fascicularis*与*M. stellata*样本采自2017年的仁爱礁（Gaven Reef）；*A. myriophthalma*样本采自2017年的礼乐滩（Reed Tablemount）；*P. sinensis*样本采自2017年的渚碧礁（Subi Reef）。所有样本均为大型树状珊瑚群落，呈灌丛状分布，采自大陆架浅海区的热带浅礁海域，采集水深约5至10米，采样当日的平均水温介于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饲养缸内，缸内环境参数均模拟了它们在南海的原生栖息环境。所有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，均在饲养缸中放置了约1至3个月。