Polyp-canal reconstruction reveals evolution towards complexity in corals (Dataset Part 75)

There are 17 files in this dataset. This is the 75th 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，此为该数据集的第75个分卷。
下述珊瑚样本均采自中国南海海域：其中*鹿角杯形珊瑚（A. millepora）*、*疣状杯形珊瑚（A. muricata）*、*C. vaughani*、*M. capricornis*、*M. foliosa*、*P. damicornis*、*P. meandrina*、*P. verrucosa*、*S. pistillata*样本于2018年采自西沙群岛；*指状鹿角珊瑚（A. digitifera）*、*F. speciosa*（2008年采集）及*M. turgescens*（2017年采集）样本采自南沙群岛；*P. lutea*样本于2017年采自涠洲岛；*G. fascicularis*与*M. stellata*样本于2017年采自敦谦沙洲（Gaven Reef）；*A. myriophthalma*样本于2017年采自礼乐滩（Reed Tablemount）；*P. sinensis*样本于2017年采自渚碧礁（Subi Reef）。
所有样本均源自形成茂密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，水深范围约5至10米。日平均水温介于23.2℃至29.2℃之间。
本批次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，缸内所有环境参数均模拟其南海原生栖息地的条件。这些样本在养殖缸中驯养约1至3个月后，方才开展高分辨率计算机断层扫描（HRCT）分析。