Polyp-canal reconstruction reveals evolution towards complexity in corals (Dataset Part 45)

There are 17 files in this dataset. This is the 45th 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.

本数据集共计17个文件，此为该数据集的第45个组成部分。米洛鹿角珊瑚（A. millepora）、刺鹿角珊瑚（A. muricata）、瓦氏波纹珊瑚（C. vaughani）、羊角微孔珊瑚（M. capricornis）、叶状微孔珊瑚（M. foliosa）、鹿角杯形珊瑚（P. damicornis）、曲纹扁脑珊瑚（P. meandrina）、疣状杯形珊瑚（P. verrucosa）以及柱形石珊瑚（S. pistillata）的样本采集自西沙群岛（2018年）；指形鹿角珊瑚（A. digitifera）、美丽蜂巢珊瑚（F. speciosa，2008年）与膨胀微孔珊瑚（M. turgescens，2017年）的样本采集自南沙群岛；黄伞珊瑚（P. lutea）的样本采集自涠洲岛（2017年）；丛生盔形珊瑚（G. fascicularis）与星状微孔珊瑚（M. stellata）的样本采集自仁爱礁（Gaven Reef，2017年）；多眼鹿角珊瑚（A. myriophthalma）的样本采集自礼乐滩（Reed Tablemount，2017年）；中华扁脑珊瑚（P. sinensis）的样本采集自渚碧礁（Subi Reef，2017年）。所有样本均为形成灌丛状的大型树状珊瑚群落，采自海洋浅海区域的热带浅礁，采集水深约为5至10米。该采样区域的日均水温介于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养殖缸内，缸内环境参数均模拟其南海原生栖息地的条件。在开展高分辨率计算机断层扫描（HRCT）分析前，样本在缸中养护约1至3个月。