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

Melithaea tenuis

• 235575

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Melithaea tokaraensis

• 235585

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Melithaea zimmeri

• 207994

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Menella flora

• 235324

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 254301

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Menella indica

• 209389

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Menella lenzii

• 256690

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Menella praelonga

• 256666

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 259144

  5 trait measurements

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Menella pseudoaurantiaca

• 235333

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Mesogligorgia scotiae

• 244833

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 244842

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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• 244844

  Sexual system

  gonochore (cat)

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Metallogorgia macrospina

• 244325

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Metallogorgia melanotrichos

• 244310

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Metallogorgia splendens

• 239143

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Mirostenella articulata

• 247044

  2 trait measurements

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• 250379

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Montipora incrassata

• 51754

  Symbiodinium sp. in propagules

  yes (bin)

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Muricea acervata

• 245882

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Muricea albida

• 246089

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Muricea aspera

• 246000

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Muricea atlantica

• 208299

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 282338

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 238299

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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