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 europaea

• 18920

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 107893

  Coloniality

  solitary (cat)

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• 18937

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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Balanophyllia floridana

• 18974

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Balanophyllia galapagensis

• 19004

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Balanophyllia gemma

• 19035

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Balanophyllia gemmifera

• 19067

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Balanophyllia generatrix

• 19106

  Water clarity preference

  turbid (cat)

  Show
• 19105

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

  Show
• 19097

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Balanophyllia gigas

• 19132

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Balanophyllia hadros

• 19164

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Balanophyllia imperialis

• 19194

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Balanophyllia iwayamaensis

• 19226

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Balanophyllia laysanensis

• 19256

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Balanophyllia malouiensis

• 19285

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Balanophyllia merguiensis

• 19314

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Balanophyllia palifera

• 19341

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Balanophyllia parallela

• 19371

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Balanophyllia parvula

• 19401

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Balanophyllia pittieri

• 19432

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Balanophyllia ponderosa

• 19463

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Balanophyllia profundicella

• 19496

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Balanophyllia rediviva

• 19526

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Balanophyllia regalis

• 19558

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show