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

Ctenactis echinata

• 133483

  Genus fossil age

  23.8 (mya)

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Ctenella chagius

• 106457

  Substrate attachment

  attached (cat)

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• 107924

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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• 25358

  IUCN Red List category

  EN (cat)

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• 25368

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

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• 25350

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 25362

  Abundance world

  uncommon (cat)

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• 25369

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 133489

  Genus fossil age

  11.61 (mya)

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• 133485

  Genus fossil stage

  Recent (cat)

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Culicia australiensis

• 25411

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

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• 25403

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 25412

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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Culicia cuticulata

• 25438

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 25442

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 25441

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

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Culicia excavata

• 25468

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 25472

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 25471

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

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Culicia fragilis

• 25501

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

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• 25498

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 25502

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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Culicia hoffmeisteri

• 25536

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

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• 25528

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 25537

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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