Polyp-canal reconstruction reveals evolution towards complexity in corals (Dataset Part 148)

There are 17 files in this dataset. This is the 148th 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，此为该数据集的第148个子文件。本次采集的<em>多孔鹿角珊瑚（A. millepora）</em>、<em>鹿角杯形珊瑚（A. muricata）</em>、<em>C. vaughani</em>、<em>羊角微孔珊瑚（M. capricornis）</em>、<em>叶状微孔珊瑚（M. foliosa）</em>、<em>牡丹珊瑚（P. damicornis）</em>、<em>扁脑珊瑚（P. meandrina）</em>、<em>疣状珊瑚（P. verrucosa）</em>以及<em>花柱轴孔珊瑚（S. pistillata）</em>样本，均于2018年采自西沙群岛（Xisha Islands）；<em>指状鹿角珊瑚（A. digitifera）</em>、<em>美丽杯形珊瑚（F. speciosa）</em>（2008年）与<em>膨胀微孔珊瑚（M. turgescens）</em>（2017年）样本均采自南沙群岛（Nansha Islands）；<em>黄色杯形珊瑚（P. lutea）</em>样本于2017年采自涠洲岛（Weizhou Islands）；<em>环形鹿角珊瑚（G. fascicularis）</em>与<em>星状微孔珊瑚（M. stellata）</em>样本于2017年采自加文礁（Gaven Reef）；<em>多眼鹿角珊瑚（A. myriophthalma）</em>样本于2017年采自里德台地（Reed Tablemount）；<em>中华扁脑珊瑚（P. sinensis）</em>样本于2017年采自渚碧礁（Subi Reef）。所有样本均为大型树状珊瑚群落，呈灌丛状分布，发现于海洋浅海近岸带的热带浅礁海域，采集水深约为5至10米。采样海域的日均水温介于23.2℃至29.2℃之间。所有珊瑚样本均保持完整形态，安置于本实验室的珊瑚饲养缸中，缸内环境参数均模拟其原生的南海栖息地条件。所有样本在缸内饲养约1至3个月后，方才进行高分辨率计算机断层扫描（HRCT，High Resolution Computed Tomography）分析。