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

Echinopora tiranensis

• 134009

  Genus fossil age

  23.8 (mya)

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• 30450

  IUCN Red List category

  DD (cat)

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• 134010

  Genus fossil age

  11.2 (mya)

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• 30443

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 134008

  Genus fossil stage

  Miocene (cat)

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• 134011

  Genus fossil age

  15.97 (mya)

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• 134005

  Genus fossil age

  23.8 (mya)

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• 30457

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

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• 134004

  Genus fossil stage

  Miocene (cat)

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• 134006

  Genus fossil stage

  Miocene (cat)

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• 134007

  Genus fossil age

  23.8 (mya)

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• 30452

  Abundance world

  rare (cat)

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• 30458

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 106529

  Substrate attachment

  attached (cat)

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• 107996

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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Echinoptilum asperum

• 281099

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Echinoptilum echinatum

• 281100

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Echinoptilum elongatum

• 281101

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Echinoptilum macintoshi

• 281102

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Echinoptilum minimum

• 281103

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Echinoptilum roseum

• 281104

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Eguchipsammia cornucopia

• 30491

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Eguchipsammia fistula

• 30519

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Eguchipsammia gaditana

• 30548

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Eguchipsammia japonica

• 30579

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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