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

Duva florida

• 238115

  Marine province

  Arctic (cat)

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• 238113

  Climate zone

  polar (cat)

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• 238116

  4 trait measurements

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• 238121

  Climate zone

  temperate (cat)

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• 238119

  Colony height

  9 (cm)

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• 238120

  Colony width

  12 (cm)

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• 238110

  2 trait measurements

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• 238122

  Marine realm

  Temperate Northern Atlantic (cat)

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• 238123

  Marine province

  Northern European Seas (cat)

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• 238118

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 238111

  2 trait measurements

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Echinisis eltanin

• 246416

  2 trait measurements

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• 246417

  2 trait measurements

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Echinisis persephone

• 246431

  2 trait measurements

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• 246432

  2 trait measurements

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Echinisis spicata

• 246407

  2 trait measurements

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• 246408

  2 trait measurements

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Echinisis vema

• 246427

  2 trait measurements

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• 246426

  2 trait measurements

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Echinogorgia abietina

• 229176

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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Echinogorgia andamanensis

• 228751

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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Echinogorgia armata

• 229177

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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Echinogorgia aurantiaca

• 229178

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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Echinogorgia cerea

• 229179

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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Echinogorgia clausa

• 229180

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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