Polyp-canal reconstruction reveals evolution towards complexity in corals (Dataset Part 68)

There are 17 files in this dataset. This is the 68th 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，本次提供的是该数据集的第68个分册。
采集自西沙群岛（2018年）的样本包括：*A. millepora*、*A. muricata*、*C. vaughani*、*M. capricornis*、*M. foliosa*、*P. damicornis*、*P. meandrina*、*P. verrucosa* 及 *S. pistillata*；
采集自南沙群岛的样本包括：*A. digitifera*、*F. speciosa*（2008年）及 *M. turgescens*（2017年）；
采集自涠洲岛的样本为*P. lutea*（2017年）；
采集自加文礁（Gaven Reef，2017年）的样本包括*G. fascicularis*与*M. stellata*；
采集自里德台地（Reed Tablemount，2017年）的样本为*A. myriophthalma*；
采集自渚碧礁（Subi Reef，2017年）的样本为*P. sinensis*。
所有样本均为形成灌丛的大型树状珊瑚群落，发现于海洋浅海带的热带浅礁生境，采集深度约为5至10米，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中，缸内环境参数均模拟了其原生的南海栖息地条件。样本在开展高分辨率计算机断层扫描（High Resolution Computed Tomography，HRCT）分析前，已在饲养缸中养护约1至3个月。