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

Balanophyllia cellulosa

• 18353

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Balanophyllia chnous

• 18383

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Balanophyllia corniculans

• 18414

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Balanophyllia cornu

• 18441

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Balanophyllia crassiseptum

• 18473

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Balanophyllia crassitheca

• 18513

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 18505

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 18514

  Water clarity preference

  both (cat)

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Balanophyllia cumingii

• 18540

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Balanophyllia cyathoides

• 18572

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Balanophyllia dentata

• 18602

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Balanophyllia desmophyllioides

• 18631

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Balanophyllia diademata

• 18663

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Balanophyllia diffusa

• 18693

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Balanophyllia dineta

• 18723

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Balanophyllia diomedeae

• 18753

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Balanophyllia dubia

• 18783

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Balanophyllia elegans

• 18820

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Balanophyllia elliptica

• 18853

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Balanophyllia elongata

• 18883

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Balanophyllia europaea

• 107893

  Coloniality

  solitary (cat)

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• 106426

  Substrate attachment

  attached (cat)

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• 18930

  Abundance world

  common (cat)

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• 18936

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 18928

  IUCN Red List category

  DD (cat)

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