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

Colpophyllia natans

• 23896

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 133406

  Genus fossil stage

  Eocene (cat)

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• 133411

  Genus fossil age

  54.8 (mya)

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• 133410

  Genus fossil stage

  Eocene (cat)

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• 113244

  Colony maximum diameter

  200 (cm)

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• 114460

  Colony maximum diameter

  39.66 (cm)

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• 133407

  Genus fossil age

  54.8 (mya)

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• 133408

  Genus fossil stage

  Ypresian (cat)

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• 133409

  Genus fossil age

  54.8 (mya)

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• 133412

  Genus fossil age

  71.8 (mya)

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• 133413

  Genus fossil age

  70.6 (mya)

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• 107913

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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• 106446

  Substrate attachment

  attached (cat)

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Complexum gruveli

• 231143

  2 trait measurements

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• 231144

  Type locality depth

  13.50 (m)

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• 231140

  Marine province

  Gulf of Guinea (cat)

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• 231142

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 231139

  Marine realm

  Tropical Atlantic (cat)

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Complexum monodi

• 231148

  Marine realm

  Tropical Atlantic (cat)

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• 231149

  Marine province

  Gulf of Guinea (cat)

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• 231151

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 231152

  2 trait measurements

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Complexum pusillum

• 235404

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 235393

  4 trait measurements

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• 235402

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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