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

Flabellum hoffmeisteri

• 34924

  Water clarity preference

  turbid (cat)

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• 34915

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show
• 34923

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

  Show

Flabellum impensum

• 34955

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum japonicum

• 34987

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum knoxi

• 35018

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum lamellulosum

• 35058

  Water clarity preference

  turbid (cat)

  Show
• 35057

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

  Show
• 35049

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum lowekeyesi

• 35083

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum macandrewi

• 35114

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum magnificum

• 35143

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum marcus

• 35174

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum marenzelleri

• 35203

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum messum

• 35234

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum moseleyi

• 35264

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum ongulense

• 35292

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum patens

• 35318

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum pavoninum

• 35349

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum politum

• 35388

  Water clarity preference

  turbid (cat)

  Show
• 35387

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

  Show
• 35379

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum sexcostatum

• 35413

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum sibogae

• 35444

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum thouarsii

• 35480

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show