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

Fannyella (Cyathogorgia) spinosa

• 255183

  Coordination of polyps

  whorls (cat)

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Fannyella (Fannyella) rossii

• 251289

  Depth zone

  moderately deep (cat)

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• 251290

  2 trait measurements

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• 251288

  Depth zone

  shallow (cat)

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Fannyella (Scyphogorgia) abies

• 207108

  Polyp height

  1 (mm)

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• 207107

  4 trait measurements

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• 245264

  2 trait measurements

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• 245265

  2 trait measurements

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• 245272

  2 trait measurements

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• 245273

  2 trait measurements

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• 245274

  2 trait measurements

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Favia fragum

• 31957

  IUCN Red List category

  LC (cat)

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• 31945

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 134099

  Genus fossil age

  174 (mya)

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• 134100

  Genus fossil age

  167.7 (mya)

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• 134098

  Genus fossil age

  54.8 (mya)

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• 134097

  Genus fossil stage

  Eocene (cat)

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• 31962

  Abundance world

  common (cat)

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• 31968

  Wave exposure preference

  exposed (cat)

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• 134093

  Genus fossil stage

  Cretaceous (cat)

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• 31969

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 134095

  Genus fossil stage

  Eocene middle (cat)

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• 112992

  Colony maximum diameter

  5 (cm)

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• 114488

  Colony maximum diameter

  3.36 (cm)

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• 108007

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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