Methodology: observation_field

ID: 19

Description:

Direct observation in the field

Used for traits:

• Colony bleached
• Colony part
• Habitat type
• Health status of the reef
• Turbidity
• Year
• Depth lower
• Depth upper
• Depth zone
• Feeding mechanism
• Light zone
• Type locality depth
• Water clarity preference
• Climate zone
• Marine province
• Marine realm
• Ocean basin
• Branching architecture
• Colony height
• Colony width
• Growth form
• Growth form (basic octocorallia)
• Growth form (detailed octocorallia)
• Polyp dimorphism
• Polyp height
• Polyp retractability
• Rachis length
• Symmetry of rachis
• Trunk diameter
• Type of growth
• Colony age
• Longevity
• Asexual reproduction mode
• Mode of larval development
• Reproductive period
• Sexual system
• Spawning date

Added by: Joshua Madin

Observations using this methodology

Melithaea robusta

• 250028

  Ocean basin

  Pacific (cat)

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Melithaea rubeola

• 250024

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 250022

  Ocean basin

  Pacific (cat)

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• 250023

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 250025

  Marine province

  Sunda Shelf (cat)

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• 250026

  Depth zone

  shallow (cat)

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• 231353

  Ocean basin

  Pacific (cat)

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• 230983

  Ocean basin

  Pacific (cat)

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• 250027

  4 trait measurements

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Melithaea rubra

• 235048

  Climate zone

  temperate (cat)

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• 235049

  Marine realm

  Temperate Southern Africa (cat)

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• 235250

  5 trait measurements

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• 235050

  Marine province

  Agulhas (cat)

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• 235051

  Marine province

  Benguela (cat)

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• 235047

  Ocean basin

  Pacific (cat)

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• 235046

  2 trait measurements

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Melithaea rubrinodis

• 235053

  Ocean basin

  Pacific (cat)

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• 235054

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 235055

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 235056

  Marine province

  Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (cat)

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• 255948

  Ocean basin

  Pacific (cat)

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• 235052

  2 trait measurements

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Melithaea rugosa

• 235199

  Marine realm

  Temperate Australasia (cat)

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• 235196

  2 trait measurements

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• 235200

  Marine province

  Southeast Australian Shelf (cat)

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