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

Dendronephthya castanea

• 206629

  Sexual system

  gonochore (cat)

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• 259345

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Dendronephthya formosa

• 254457

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Dendronephthya gigantea

• 206626

  Reproductive period

  July to September (cat)

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• 206625

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 206623

  Propagule size on release

  1500 (µm)

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• 206622

  Oocyte size at maturity

  480 (µm)

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• 206621

  2 trait measurements

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• 206620

  Spermatogenic cycle duration

  6.00 (months)

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• 206618

  Mode of larval development

  brooder (cat)

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• 206619

  Oogenic cycle duration

  12.00 (months)

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• 206617

  Polyp fecundity

  9.80 (units)

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• 206616

  Sexual system

  gonochore (cat)

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• 256616

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Dendronephthya habereri

• 259353

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Dendronephthya hemprichi

• 256749

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 206640

  2 trait measurements

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• 206639

  2 trait measurements

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• 206638

  Size at maturity

  19.00 (cm)

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• 206635

  Oocyte size at maturity

  500 (µm)

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• 256757

  2 trait measurements

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• 207435

  4 trait measurements

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• 207434

  4 trait measurements

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• 207433

  4 trait measurements

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• 207432

  4 trait measurements

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