Supporting data for "A micro X-ray computed tomography dataset of South African hermit crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Paguroidea)"
Dataset type: Imaging
Data released on March 06, 2018
Landschoff J; Du Plessis A; Griffiths CL (2018): Supporting data for "A micro X-ray computed tomography dataset of South African hermit crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Paguroidea)" GigaScience Database. http://dx.doi.org/10.5524/100364
Along with the conventional deposition of physical types at natural history museums, the deposition of three-dimensional (3D) image data has been proposed for rare and valuable museum specimens, such as irreplaceable type material. Micro computed tomography (μCT) scan data of five hermit crab species from South Africa, two of rare specimens, three of holotypic specimens, and two of selected paratypes, depicted main identification characters of calcified body parts. However, low image contrasts, especially in larger (>50 mm total length) specimens did not allow sufficient 3D reconstructions of weakly calcified or fine characters, such as soft tissue of the pleon, mouthparts, gills, or of the setation. Reconstructions of soft tissue were sometimes possible, depending on individual sample and scanning characteristics. The raw data of seven scans are publicly available for download from the GigaDB repository.
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Sample ID | Taxonomic ID | Common Name | Genbank Name | Scientific Name | Sample Attributes |
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Cancellus_macrothrix | 2589578 | Cancellus macrothrix | Cancellus macrothrix | Description:diogenid hermit crab, specimen with bo... Specimen voucher:SAMC MB-A066204 Species-a:Cancellus macrothrix ... + | |
Diogenes_albimanus_f_holotype | 1127697 | Diogenes albimanus | Description:diogenid hermit crab, ovigerous female... Specimen voucher:SAMC MB-A066353 Sex:female ... + | ||
Goreopagurus_poorei_m | 1377936 | Goreopagurus poorei | Description:pagurid hermit crab Specimen voucher:USNM 1292090 Sex:male ... + | ||
Pagurus_species_f_paratype | 6746 | hermit crabs | Pagurus | Description:pagurid hermit crab, paratype Specimen voucher:SAMC MB-A066770 Sex:female ... + | |
Pagurus_species_m_holotype | 6746 | hermit crabs | Pagurus | Description:pagurid hermit crab, holotype Specimen voucher:SAMC MB-A066790 Sex:male ... + | |
Paragiopagurus_atkinsonae_f_paratype | 941210 | Paragiopagurus atkinsonae | Description:parapagurid hermit crab in zoanthid ca... Specimen voucher:SAMC MB-A066812 Sex:female ... + | ||
Paragiopagurus_atkinsonae_m_holotype | 941210 | Paragiopagurus atkinsonae | Description:parapagurid hermit crab, holotype Specimen voucher:USNH 1292083 Sex:male ... + |