Methodology: Microscopy

ID: 16

Description:

Obersvations or measurement made with a microscope

Used for traits:

• Axis presence
• Calcareous sclerites presence
• Type of skeleton
• Colony gender
• Food sources
• Calyx width
• Polyp diameter
• Polyp dimorphism
• Polyp height
• Polyp retractability
• Zooxanthellate
• Age at maturity
• Asexual reproduction mode
• Colony fecundity
• Eggs per area
• Frequency of reproduction
• Larval length
• Larval width
• Mode of larval development
• Oocyte size at maturity
• Oogenic cycle duration
• Polyp fecundity
• Propagule size on release
• Reproductive period
• Sexual system
• Size at maturity
• Spermatogenic cycle duration
• Symbiodinium sp. in propagules

Added by: Joshua Madin

Observations using this methodology

Aspera rosea

• 256458

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Asperaxis karenae

• 235257

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Astrogorgia balinensis

• 232212

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Astrogorgia fruticosa

• 258993

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Astrogorgia ramosa

• 245944

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Astrogorgia sinensis

• 209384

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Astrogorgia splendens

• 245935

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Aurogorgia tasmaniensis

• 248649

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 248659

  Type of skeleton

  Solid (scleroproteinaceous) axis with concentrically-layered non-scleritic calcareous material (cat)

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Australisis sarmentosa

• 246452

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Balticina africana

• 241100

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Balticina finmarchica

• 239781

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 207637

  4 trait measurements

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• 259393

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 207634

  5 trait measurements

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• 207639

  3 trait measurements

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• 207635

  3 trait measurements

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• 207641

  3 trait measurements

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• 207640

  3 trait measurements

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• 207636

  5 trait measurements

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• 207632

  3 trait measurements

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• 207642

  3 trait measurements

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Bathygorgia abyssicola

• 256841

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Bathygorgia tasmaniensis

• 256851

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Bathytelesto tubuliporoides

• 254180

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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