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

Pleurocorallium elatius

• 207449

  2 trait measurements

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• 207443

  2 trait measurements

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• 207461

  2 trait measurements

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• 207466

  2 trait measurements

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• 207446

  3 trait measurements

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• 207455

  2 trait measurements

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Pleurocorallium inutile

• 245757

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Pleurocorallium konojoi

• 207444

  2 trait measurements

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• 207467

  2 trait measurements

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• 207450

  2 trait measurements

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• 207447

  3 trait measurements

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• 207456

  2 trait measurements

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Pleurocorallium norfolkicum

• 247584

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Pleurocorallium occultum

• 247305

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Pleurocorallium porcellanum

• 247542

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Pleurocorallium secundum

• 206847

  Sexual system

  gonochore (cat)

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• 206849

  Oocyte size at maturity

  600 (µm)

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• 200830

  8 trait measurements

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Pleurocorallium thrinax

• 245765

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Plexaura homomalla

• 207580

  3 trait measurements

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• 207023

  Polyp fecundity

  2.00 (units)

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• 207579

  4 trait measurements

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• 207022

  Oogenic cycle duration

  18.00 (months)

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• 207020

  2 trait measurements

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• 207019

  2 trait measurements

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