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

Bathycyathus chilensis

• 20109

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Bathygorgia profunda

• 256858

  4 trait measurements

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• 256859

  2 trait measurements

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Bathypsammia fallosocialis

• 20132

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Bathypsammia tintinnabulum

• 20160

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Bathytelesto rigida

• 237977

  2 trait measurements

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Bebryce asteria

• 235616

  2 trait measurements

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• 228577

  Type of skeleton

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

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• 235613

  3 trait measurements

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Bebryce bocki

• 228578

  Type of skeleton

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

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• 235807

  Depth upper

  97 (m)

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• 235808

  Depth lower

  213.00 (m)

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Bebryce boninensis

• 228579

  Type of skeleton

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

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Bebryce brunnea

• 228580

  Type of skeleton

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

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Bebryce cactus

• 228581

  Type of skeleton

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

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• 244508

  2 trait measurements

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• 244507

  3 trait measurements

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• 244510

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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Bebryce cinerea

• 237318

  Climate zone

  temperate (cat)

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• 237320

  Marine province

  Warm Temperate Northwest Atlantic (cat)

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• 237321

  Colony height

  20 (cm)

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• 237324

  2 trait measurements

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• 237325

  2 trait measurements

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• 237326

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 237327

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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