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

Aquaumbra klapferi

• 234400

  4 trait measurements

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• 234402

  Polyp retractability

  0.00 (bin)

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• 234401

  Branching architecture

  lateral (cat)

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• 234397

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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Armadillogorgia albertoi

• 246677

  2 trait measurements

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Armadillogorgia cyathella

• 244627

  2 trait measurements

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Arntzia gracilis

• 244545

  3 trait measurements

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• 255169

  2 trait measurements

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• 255174

  2 trait measurements

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• 244550

  2 trait measurements

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• 244548

  2 trait measurements

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• 244547

  2 trait measurements

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• 244546

  2 trait measurements

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Arthrogorgia ijimai

• 248290

  2 trait measurements

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• 248291

  Polyp height

  1.00 (mm)

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Arthrogorgia kinoshitai

• 248307

  2 trait measurements

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Arthrogorgia otsukai

• 248299

  2 trait measurements

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Arthrogorgia utinomii

• 248320

  Polyp height

  3.50 (mm)

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• 248318

  2 trait measurements

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Arula petunia

• 234420

  Marine province

  Western Coral Triangle (cat)

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• 234411

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 234412

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 234413

  Marine province

  Western Indian Ocean (cat)

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• 234415

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 234418

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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