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

Favites vasta

• 134240

  Genus fossil age

  54.8 (mya)

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• 134239

  Genus fossil stage

  Eocene (cat)

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• 134238

  Genus fossil age

  54.8 (mya)

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• 134237

  Genus fossil stage

  Eocene (cat)

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• 106556

  Substrate attachment

  attached (cat)

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• 34271

  IUCN Red List category

  NT (cat)

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• 34275

  Abundance world

  uncommon (cat)

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• 34263

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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Faxiella abietina

• 245097

  2 trait measurements

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• 248374

  2 trait measurements

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• 248372

  2 trait measurements

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• 245098

  2 trait measurements

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• 245099

  Polyp height

  2.60 (mm)

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• 245106

  2 trait measurements

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• 207127

  4 trait measurements

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• 207128

  Polyp height

  2 (mm)

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Faxiella delicatula

• 247062

  2 trait measurements

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• 247063

  2 trait measurements

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Filigorgia angolana

• 209992

  Type of skeleton

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

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Filigorgia guineensis

• 209993

  Type of skeleton

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

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Filigorgia riodouroi

• 209994

  Type of skeleton

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

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Filigorgia sanguinolenta

• 209995

  Type of skeleton

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

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• 238879

  4 trait measurements

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• 238885

  2 trait measurements

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• 238883

  Marine realm

  Tropical Atlantic (cat)

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