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

Caliacis nutans

• 238304

  4 trait measurements

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• 238305

  2 trait measurements

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• 238307

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 238308

  Marine realm

  Tropical Atlantic (cat)

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• 238309

  Marine province

  Tropical Northwestern Atlantic (cat)

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Calibelemnon francei

• 245735

  2 trait measurements

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• 245727

  2 trait measurements

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• 245734

  2 trait measurements

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• 245732

  3 trait measurements

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Calibelemnon indicum

• 256134

  Colony height

  38.00 (mm)

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Calicogorgia granulosa

• 209795

  Type of skeleton

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

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Calicogorgia investigatoris

• 209872

  Type of skeleton

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

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Calicogorgia rubrotincta

• 209873

  Type of skeleton

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

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Calicogorgia sibogae

• 209874

  Type of skeleton

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

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Calicogorgia tenuis

• 209875

  Type of skeleton

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

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Callipodium pacificum

• 249992

  Colony width

  8.00 (cm)

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Callistephanus kofoidi

• 242182

  4 trait measurements

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Callistephanus koreni

• 238926

  2 trait measurements

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• 238927

  2 trait measurements

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• 238928

  Climate zone

  temperate (cat)

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• 238930

  Marine province

  Lusitanian (cat)

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• 238929

  Marine realm

  Temperate Northern Atlantic (cat)

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• 238921

  4 trait measurements

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• 238923

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 238924

  Marine realm

  Tropical Atlantic (cat)

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