Methodology: Derived from textual description

ID: 22

Description:

Typically a group opinion that has been derived from text about a coral colony or species.

Used for traits:

• Axis presence
• Calcareous sclerites presence
• Larval swimming speed
• Main non-scleritic skeletal component
• Substrate attachment
• Type of skeleton
• IUCN Red List category
• Polyp type
• Water temperature
• Abundance GBR
• Abundance world
• Colony contractability
• Depth lower
• Depth upper
• Depth zone
• Light zone
• Type locality depth
• Water clarity preference
• Wave exposure preference
• Climate zone
• Marine province
• Marine realm
• Branch diameter
• Branching architecture
• Calyx height
• Calyx width
• Coloniality
• Colony height
• Colony maximum diameter
• Colony width
• Coordination of polyps
• Corallite width maximum
• Corallite width minimum
• Growth form
• Growth form (basic octocorallia)
• Growth form (detailed octocorallia)
• Growth outline type
• Number of pinnules per tentacle
• Polyp density
• Polyp diameter
• Polyp dimorphism
• Polyp height
• Polyp retractability
• Polyps per polyp leaf
• Rachis length
• Tentacle length
• Trunk diameter
• Type of growth
• Genus fossil age
• Genus fossil stage
• Growth rate
• Longevity
• Symbiodinium clade
• Tissue thickness
• Zooxanthellate
• Age at maturity
• Asexual reproduction mode
• 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
• Spawning date

Added by: Joshua Madin

Observations using this methodology

Anomocora gigas

• 16221

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Anomocora marchadi

• 16250

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Anomocora prolifera

• 16280

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Anthelia fishelsoni

• 206683

  Polyp fecundity

  12.00 (units)

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Anthelia glauca

• 206707

  Polyp fecundity

  12.00 (units)

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• 233376

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 233375

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 233377

  Marine province

  Tropical Southwestern Pacific (cat)

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Anthelia tosana

• 209082

  Marine realm

  Temperate Northern Pacific (cat)

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• 209078

  Colony height

  0.50 (mm)

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• 209083

  Marine province

  Warm Temperate Northwest Pacific (cat)

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• 209085

  Tentacle length

  4.00 (mm)

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• 209080

  4 trait measurements

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Anthemiphyllia dentata

• 15963

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Anthemiphyllia frustum

• 15992

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Anthemiphyllia macrolobata

• 16022

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Anthemiphyllia multidentata

• 16051

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Anthemiphyllia pacifica

• 16080

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Anthemiphyllia pateracostata

• 16109

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Anthemiphyllia paterapatera

• 16138

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Anthemiphyllia spinifera

• 16167

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Anthogorgia annectens

• 209853

  Type of skeleton

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

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Anthogorgia aurea

• 209854

  Type of skeleton

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

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Anthogorgia bocki

• 209855

  Type of skeleton

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

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Anthogorgia caerulea

• 209856

  Type of skeleton

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

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