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

Ctenactis crassa

• 25185

  Symbiodinium sp. in propagules

  no (bin)

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Cyphastrea ocellina

• 26615

  Symbiodinium sp. in propagules

  yes (bin)

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Dacrygorgia modesta

• 238270

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Danafungia scruposa

• 36961

  Symbiodinium sp. in propagules

  no (bin)

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Dasystenella acanthina

• 295016

  2 trait measurements

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• 241211

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 243584

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 246652

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 295004

  2 trait measurements

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• 295009

  2 trait measurements

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• 295006

  2 trait measurements

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Dendrobrachia bonsai

• 256319

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  0.00 (bin)

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• 256326

  Oocyte size at maturity

  0.8 (mm)

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Dendrobrachia fallax

• 233862

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  0.00 (bin)

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Dendrobrachia multispina

• 233883

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  0.00 (bin)

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Dendrobrachia paucispina

• 298820

  2 trait measurements

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Dendrobrachia sarmentosa

• 256308

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  0.00 (bin)

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Dendronephthya australis

• 240848

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Dendronephthya castanea

• 207345

  Oogenic cycle duration

  12.00 (months)

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• 207344

  2 trait measurements

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• 207343

  2 trait measurements

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• 206628

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 206632

  Reproductive period

  July to September (cat)

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• 206631

  3 trait measurements

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• 206630

  Mode of larval development

  brooder (cat)

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