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

Alcyonium digitatum

• 206346

  Oogenic cycle duration

  12.00 (months)

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• 206348

  Reproductive period

  December to January (month)

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• 206347

  Frequency of reproduction

  annual (cat)

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Alcyonium dolium

• 236200

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Alcyonium etheridgei

• 240828

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Alcyonium glaciophilum

• 298723

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Alcyonium grandis

• 231286

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Alcyonium haddoni

• 232389

  Mode of larval development

  brooder (cat)

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• 232388

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 241202

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Alcyonium hibernicum

• 206361

  Oogenic cycle duration

  10.50 (months)

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• 206362

  Reproductive period

  August to September (month)

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Alcyonium jorgei

• 232413

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Alcyonium maristenebrosi

• 232240

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Alcyonium megasclerum

• 232250

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Alcyonium pacificum

• 206398

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Alcyonium palmatum

• 259464

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 259468

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Alcyonium patagonicum

• 231161

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Alcyonium paucilobulatum

• 231274

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Alcyonium profundum

• 232260

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Alcyonium senegalense

• 231183

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Alcyonium sollasi

• 231193

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Alcyonium southgeorgiensis

• 231299

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Alcyonium spitzbergense

• 231201

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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