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

Sclerophytum confertum

• 206216

  Sexual system

  gonochore (cat)

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Sclerophytum cruciatum

• 206218

  Sexual system

  gonochore (cat)

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• 206258

  2 trait measurements

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Sclerophytum deforme

• 206214

  Sexual system

  gonochore (cat)

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Sclerophytum densum

• 256642

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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Sclerophytum eilatense

• 234872

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Sclerophytum exile

• 206565

  Polyp fecundity

  15.60 (units)

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• 206561

  Sexual system

  hermaphroditic (cat)

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• 206564

  Oocyte size at maturity

  800 (µm)

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• 206562

  Mode of larval development

  spawner (cat)

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Sclerophytum flexibile

• 256834

  Food sources

  Phytoplankton (diatoms) (cat)

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Sclerophytum fungoides

• 256708

  2 trait measurements

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• 259676

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Sclerophytum heterospiculatum

• 247918

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Sclerophytum humesi

• 259687

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Sclerophytum larsonae

• 240839

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Sclerophytum leptoclados

• 249061

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 254410

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 234877

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Sclerophytum levi

• 236152

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Sclerophytum lochmodes

• 206257

  2 trait measurements

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• 206217

  Sexual system

  gonochore (cat)

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Sclerophytum macrodactyla

• 254422

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Sclerophytum manaarense

• 234615

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Sclerophytum maximum

• 259745

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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