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

Ceeceenus retractus

• 244987

  2 trait measurements

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• 244988

  3 trait measurements

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• 244986

  4 trait measurements

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• 244994

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 232284

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 232279

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Ceeceenus torus

• 232318

  Marine province

  Eastern Coral Triangle (cat)

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• 232321

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 232317

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 232285

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 232314

  Type locality depth

  15.00 (m)

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• 232280

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 232316

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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Ceratocaulon wandeli

• 238188

  2 trait measurements

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Ceratotrochus franciscana

• 22964

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Ceratotrochus magnaghii

• 22988

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Cervera atlantica

• 220440

  2 trait measurements

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• 220441

  Polyp height

  20 (mm)

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Cervera komaii

• 206174

  Larval length

  1.85 (mm)

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• 206173

  Reproductive period

  May to June (month)

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• 206175

  Mode of larval development

  external brooder (cat)

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• 206168

  Sexual system

  gonochore (cat)

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Chathamisis ramosa

• 246438

  2 trait measurements

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Chelidonisis aurantiaca

• 239358

  Climate zone

  temperate (cat)

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• 239359

  Marine realm

  Temperate Northern Atlantic (cat)

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