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

Arula petunia

• 234418

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 234411

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 234423

  Marine province

  Agulhas (cat)

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• 234424

  Climate zone

  temperate (cat)

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• 234412

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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Asperaxis karenae

• 235253

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 235251

  Type of skeleton

  Jointed axis with solid calcareous inter-nodes (fused or consolidated sclerites within a calcite matrix) alternating with proteinaceous nodes with sclerites (cat)

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Astrangia atrata

• 16315

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 16314

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

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• 16306

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Astrangia browni

• 16352

  Water clarity preference

  both (cat)

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• 16351

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

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• 16342

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Astrangia californica

• 16383

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 16382

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

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• 16379

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Astrangia conferta

• 16414

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 16413

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

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• 16410

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Astrangia costata

• 16445

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 16444

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

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• 16441

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Astrangia dentata

• 16479

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 16478

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

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• 16472

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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