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

Acanella robusta

• 247254

  2 trait measurements

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Acanella scarletae

• 241381

  4 trait measurements

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• 247291

  2 trait measurements

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• 247292

  2 trait measurements

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• 247289

  2 trait measurements

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Acanella verticillata

• 241382

  4 trait measurements

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• 247243

  Polyp height

  2.00 (mm)

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Acanella weberi

• 241383

  4 trait measurements

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Acanthacis austera

• 238467

  3 trait measurements

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• 238461

  4 trait measurements

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• 238462

  2 trait measurements

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• 238464

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 238469

  Type locality depth

  262 (fm)

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• 238465

  Marine realm

  Tropical Atlantic (cat)

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• 238466

  Marine province

  Tropical Northwestern Atlantic (cat)

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Acanthacis scabra

• 238458

  2 trait measurements

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• 238460

  Type locality depth

  88 (fm)

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• 238456

  Marine realm

  Tropical Atlantic (cat)

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• 238457

  Marine province

  Tropical Northwestern Atlantic (cat)

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• 238453

  2 trait measurements

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• 238451

  Branching architecture

  irregular (cat)

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• 238450

  4 trait measurements

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• 238455

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 238452

  Branching architecture

  dichotomous (cat)

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Acanthastrea brevis

• 107676

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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