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

Filigorgia sanguinolenta

• 238880

  Branching architecture

  pinnate (cat)

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• 238882

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 209995

  Type of skeleton

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

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Filigorgia schoutedeni

• 209996

  Type of skeleton

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

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Flabellum alabastrum

• 34323

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Flabellum angulare

• 34360

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Flabellum angustum

• 34389

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Flabellum aotearoa

• 34415

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Flabellum apertumapertum

• 34445

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Flabellum apertumborealis

• 34476

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Flabellum arcuatile

• 34507

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Flabellum areum

• 34536

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Flabellum atlanticum

• 34562

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Flabellum australe

• 34591

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Flabellum campanulatum

• 34622

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Flabellum chunii

• 34648

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Flabellum conuis

• 34677

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Flabellum curvatum

• 34715

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Flabellum daphnense

• 34746

  Abundance world

  rare (cat)

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• 34743

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Flabellum deludens

• 34773

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Flabellum flexuosum

• 34804

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Flabellum floridanum

• 34830

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Flabellum folkesoni

• 34859

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Flabellum gardineri

• 34889

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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