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

Euplexaura rhipidalis

• 233607

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 233608

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 228570

  Type of skeleton

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

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Euplexaura robusta

• 209413

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 228571

  Type of skeleton

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

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Euplexaura rubra

• 228572

  Type of skeleton

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

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Euplexaura sparsiflora

• 228573

  Type of skeleton

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

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Euplexaura thomsoni

• 228574

  Type of skeleton

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

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Euplexaura yayoii

• 228575

  Type of skeleton

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

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Eusmilia fastigiata

• 113243

  Colony maximum diameter

  250 (cm)

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• 31640

  IUCN Red List category

  LC (cat)

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• 31630

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 31651

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 31645

  Abundance world

  common (cat)

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• 114481

  Colony maximum diameter

  9.91 (cm)

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• 31652

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 134091

  Genus fossil age

  11.2 (mya)

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• 134090

  Genus fossil age

  23.8 (mya)

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• 134089

  Genus fossil stage

  Miocene (cat)

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• 108006

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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• 134087

  Genus fossil stage

  Chattian (cat)

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• 134092

  Genus fossil age

  23.03 (mya)

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• 134088

  Genus fossil age

  28.5 (mya)

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• 106539

  Substrate attachment

  attached (cat)

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Falcatoflabellum rauolensis

• 31686

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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