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

Eunicea succinea

• 249701

  Depth zone

  shallow (cat)

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• 249812

  Polyp density

  13.25 (units cm^-2)

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• 249811

  Calyx height

  1.60 (mm)

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• 249700

  Colony height

  30.00 (cm)

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• 208032

  2 trait measurements

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• 208033

  Colony height

  1.38

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Eunicea tayrona

• 249805

  Calyx height

  1.30 (mm)

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• 249802

  2 trait measurements

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• 249799

  Colony height

  1.30 (m)

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• 249800

  Depth zone

  shallow (cat)

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• 249806

  Polyp density

  23.95 (units cm^-2)

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Eunicea tourneforti

• 206083

  2 trait measurements

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• 206085

  2 trait measurements

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• 249719

  Depth zone

  shallow (cat)

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• 249720

  2 trait measurements

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• 249807

  Calyx height

  2.37 (mm)

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• 206150

  Mode of larval development

  spawner (cat)

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• 249808

  Polyp density

  13.00 (units cm^-2)

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Eunicella albicans

• 209972

  Type of skeleton

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

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Eunicella cavolini

• 206406

  Reproductive period

  May to June (month)

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• 209913

  Type of skeleton

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

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Eunicella crinita

• 209973

  Type of skeleton

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

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Eunicella filifica

• 209974

  Type of skeleton

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

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Eunicella filiformis

• 209975

  Type of skeleton

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

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Eunicella filum

• 209976

  Type of skeleton

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

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