Polyp-canal reconstruction reveals evolution towards complexity in corals (Dataset Part 36)

There are 17 files in this dataset. This is the 36th part of this dataset. The A. millepora, A. muricata, C. vaughani, M. capricornis, M. foliosa, P. damicornis, P. meandrina, P. verrucosa, and S. pistillata samples were collected from the Xisha Islands (2018); the A. digitifera, F. speciosa (2008), and M. turgescens (2017) samples were collected from the Nansha Islands; the P. lutea samples were collected from the Weizhou Islands (2017); the G. fascicularis, and M. stellata samples were collected from the Gaven Reef (2017); the A. myriophthalma samples were collected from the Reed Tablemount (2017); the P. sinensis 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，当前文件为该数据集的第36个分册。采自西沙群岛（2018年）的样本涵盖A. millepora、A. muricata、C. vaughani、M. capricornis、M. foliosa、P. damicornis、P. meandrina、P. verrucosa及S. pistillata；采自南沙群岛的样本包括A. digitifera、F. speciosa（2008年采集）与M. turgescens（2017年采集）；采自涠洲岛（2017年）的样本为P. lutea；采自加文暗礁（Gaven Reef，2017年）的样本包含G. fascicularis与M. stellata；采自里德台地（Reed Tablemount，2017年）的样本为A. myriophthalma；采自渚碧礁（Subi Reef，2017年）的样本为P. sinensis。所有样本均为形成茂密灌丛状的大型树状珊瑚群落，采自海洋浅海带的热带浅礁海域，采样水深约5至10米。该采样海域的日平均水温介于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内，缸内环境参数均模拟了其在南海的原生栖息环境。这批样本在进行高分辨率计算机断层扫描（HRCT, High Resolution Computed Tomography）分析前，已在饲养缸中驯养约1至3个月。