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

Bebryce parastellata

• 238441

  2 trait measurements

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• 238440

  4 trait measurements

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• 237729

  Depth zone

  shallow (cat)

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Bebryce philippii

• 228595

  Type of skeleton

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

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Bebryce rigida

• 228596

  Type of skeleton

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

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Bebryce rotunda

• 235821

  3 trait measurements

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• 228597

  Type of skeleton

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

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Bebryce satsumaensis

• 228598

  Type of skeleton

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

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• 235834

  2 trait measurements

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• 235832

  2 trait measurements

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Bebryce sirene

• 233592

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 233591

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 228599

  Type of skeleton

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

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• 233593

  Marine province

  Tropical Southwestern Pacific (cat)

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Bebryce studeri

• 233843

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 233844

  Marine province

  Tropical Southwestern Pacific (cat)

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• 233595

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 233596

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 233597

  Marine province

  Tropical Southwestern Pacific (cat)

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• 233842

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 233846

  Type locality depth

  23.00 (m)

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• 228600

  Type of skeleton

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

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• 233841

  4 trait measurements

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Bebryce sulfurea

• 228601

  Type of skeleton

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

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Bebryce tenuis

• 228602

  Type of skeleton

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

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