Traits:SupportingStructuresEnclosures

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Supporting Structures and Enclosures

Supporting Structures and Enclosures: Hard framework, internal or external, which supports and protects softer parts of plant, animal or unicellular organism, and to which muscles usually attach in animals, includes skeletons (derived from Lawrence, 2005).

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• [[SupportingStructuresEnclosures|Supporting Structures and Enclosures]]
  • [[Endoskeleton|Endoskeleton]]
    • [[NonSolidCement|Non-solid; cement]]
      • [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
        • [[AmorphousCaCO3|Amorphous CaCO3]]
        • [[Aragonite|Aragonite]]
        • [[Calcite|Calcite]]
        • [[HighMagnesiumCalcite|High Magnesium Calcite]]
        • [[MixedCalcareousMaterial|Mixed Calcareous Material]]
      • [[Organic|Organic]]
    • [[NonSolidParticlesComp|Non-solid; particles]]
      • [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
        • [[AmorphousCaCO3|Amorphous CaCO3]]
        • [[Aragonite|Aragonite]]
        • [[Calcite|Calcite]]
        • [[HighMagnesiumCalcite|High Magnesium Calcite]]
        • [[MixedCalcareousMaterial|Mixed Calcareous Material]]
      • [[Variable|Variable]]
    • [[Solid|Solid]]
      • [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
        • [[AmorphousCaCO3|Amorphous CaCO3]]
        • [[Aragonite|Aragonite]]
        • [[Calcite|Calcite]]
        • [[HighMagnesiumCalcite|High Magnesium Calcite]]
        • [[MixedCalcareousMaterial|Mixed Calcareous Material]]
      • [[Chitinous|Chitinous]]
      • [[Gorgonin|Gorgonin]]
      • [[Keratinous|Keratinous]]
      • [[Phosphatic|Phosphatic]]
      • [[Siliceous|Siliceous]]
      • [[Sponginous|Sponginous]]
  • [[Exoskeleton|Exoskeleton (including shells)]]
    • [[NonSolidCement|Non-solid; cement]]
      • [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
        • [[AmorphousCaCO3|Amorphous CaCO3]]
        • [[Aragonite|Aragonite]]
        • [[Calcite|Calcite]]
        • [[HighMagnesiumCalcite|High Magnesium Calcite]]
        • [[MixedCalcareousMaterial|Mixed Calcareous Material]]
      • [[Organic|Organic]]
    • [[NonSolidParticlesComp|Non-solid; particles]]
      • [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
        • [[AmorphousCaCO3|Amorphous CaCO3]]
        • [[Aragonite|Aragonite]]
        • [[Calcite|Calcite]]
        • [[HighMagnesiumCalcite|High Magnesium Calcite]]
        • [[MixedCalcareousMaterial|Mixed Calcareous Material]]
      • [[Variable|Variable]]
    • [[Solid|Solid]]
      • [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
        • [[AmorphousCaCO3|Amorphous CaCO3]]
        • [[Aragonite|Aragonite]]
        • [[Calcite|Calcite]]
        • [[HighMagnesiumCalcite|High Magnesium Calcite]]
        • [[MixedCalcareousMaterial|Mixed Calcareous Material]]
      • [[Chitinous|Chitinous]]
      • [[Gorgonin|Gorgonin]]
      • [[Keratinous|Keratinous]]
      • [[Phosphatic|Phosphatic]]
      • [[Siliceous|Siliceous]]
      • [[Sponginous|Sponginous]]
  • [[ExternalTube|External Tube]]
    • [[NonSolidCement|Non-solid; cement]]
      • [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
        • [[AmorphousCaCO3|Amorphous CaCO3]]
        • [[Aragonite|Aragonite]]
        • [[Calcite|Calcite]]
        • [[HighMagnesiumCalcite|High Magnesium Calcite]]
        • [[MixedCalcareousMaterial|Mixed Calcareous Material]]
      • [[Organic|Organic]]
    • [[NonSolidParticlesComp|Non-solid; particles]]
      • [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
        • [[AmorphousCaCO3|Amorphous CaCO3]]
        • [[Aragonite|Aragonite]]
        • [[Calcite|Calcite]]
        • [[HighMagnesiumCalcite|High Magnesium Calcite]]
        • [[MixedCalcareousMaterial|Mixed Calcareous Material]]
      • [[Variable|Variable]]
    • [[Solid|Solid]]
      • [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
        • [[AmorphousCaCO3|Amorphous CaCO3]]
        • [[Aragonite|Aragonite]]
        • [[Calcite|Calcite]]
        • [[HighMagnesiumCalcite|High Magnesium Calcite]]
        • [[MixedCalcareousMaterial|Mixed Calcareous Material]]
      • [[Chitinous|Chitinous]]
      • [[Gorgonin|Gorgonin]]
      • [[Keratinous|Keratinous]]
      • [[Phosphatic|Phosphatic]]
      • [[Siliceous|Siliceous]]
      • [[Sponginous|Sponginous]]
  • [[Hydrostatic|Hydrostatic skeleton]]

References: 

• Lawrence, E. (ed.) (2005) Henderson's dictionary of Biology (13th edition). London, United Kingdom: Pearson Education Limited.