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

Euphyllia yaeyamaensis

• 31575

  IUCN Red List category

  NT (cat)

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• 31578

  Abundance world

  uncommon (cat)

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• 134085

  Genus fossil age

  65 (mya)

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• 134079

  Genus fossil stage

  Eocene (cat)

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• 134080

  Genus fossil age

  54.8 (mya)

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• 134081

  Genus fossil stage

  Chattian (cat)

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• 134082

  Genus fossil age

  28.5 (mya)

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• 134086

  Genus fossil age

  61.7 (mya)

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• 134083

  Genus fossil stage

  Oligocene (cat)

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• 31584

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 31568

  Abundance GBR

  uncommon (cat)

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• 134084

  Genus fossil age

  33.7 (mya)

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• 108005

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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• 106538

  Substrate attachment

  attached (cat)

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Euplexaura abietina

• 228543

  Type of skeleton

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

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Euplexaura albida

• 228544

  Type of skeleton

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

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Euplexaura amerea

• 233603

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 233604

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 228545

  Type of skeleton

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

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• 233605

  Marine province

  Tropical Southwestern Pacific (cat)

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Euplexaura anastomosans

• 228546

  Type of skeleton

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

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Euplexaura arbuscula

• 228547

  Type of skeleton

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

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Euplexaura aruensis

• 228548

  Type of skeleton

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

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Euplexaura attenuata

• 228549

  Type of skeleton

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

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Euplexaura boninensis

• 228550

  Type of skeleton

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

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