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

Deltocyathus nascornatus

• 27342

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Deltocyathus ornatus

• 27367

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Deltocyathus parvulus

• 27397

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Deltocyathus philippinensis

• 27422

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Deltocyathus pourtalesi

• 27452

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Deltocyathus rotulus

• 27480

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Deltocyathus sarsi

• 27510

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Deltocyathus stella

• 27539

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Deltocyathus suluensis

• 27575

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 27568

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 27576

  Water clarity preference

  turbid (cat)

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Deltocyathus taiwanicus

• 27600

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Deltocyathus varians

• 27629

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Deltocyathus vaughani

• 27654

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Dendrobrachia fallax

• 233871

  4 trait measurements

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• 233867

  Marine province

  Tropical Northwestern Atlantic (cat)

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• 233869

  Marine realm

  Temperate Australasia (cat)

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• 233868

  Marine province

  Tropical Northwestern Atlantic (cat)

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• 233870

  Marine province

  Southwest Australian Shelf (cat)

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• 233861

  Type of skeleton

  Solid proteinaceous axis (unmineralized), colony lacking sclerites or other calcareous material (cat)

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• 233864

  Marine realm

  Tropical Atlantic (cat)

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• 233865

  Marine province

  St. Helena and Ascension Islands (cat)

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• 233866

  Marine realm

  Tropical Atlantic (cat)

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• 233859

  Type locality depth

  425.00 (ft)

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Dendrobrachia multispina

• 233890

  Tentacle length

  0.90 (mm)

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