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

Plexaura homomalla

• 207018

  2 trait measurements

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• 208289

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 282062

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 207544

  2 trait measurements

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• 207021

  Oocyte size at maturity

  640 (µm)

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Plexaura kuekenthali

• 282071

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Plexaura kuna

• 207036

  Oogenic cycle duration

  8.00 (months)

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• 207032

  2 trait measurements

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• 207485

  4 trait measurements

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• 207028

  Larval length

  2 (mm)

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• 207027

  Sexual system

  gonochore (cat)

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• 207026

  2 trait measurements

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• 207033

  Sexual system

  gonochore (cat)

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• 207034

  Polyp fecundity

  1.90 (units)

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• 207035

  Oocyte size at maturity

  600 (µm)

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• 258429

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Plexaura nina

• 282080

  2 trait measurements

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Plexaurella dichotoma

• 256201

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 282294

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Plexaurella grandiflora

• 282312

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 256266

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Plexaurella grisea

• 208297

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 282321

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 256226

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Plexaurella nutans

• 282303

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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