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 transversaleconicum

• 35509

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum transversaletransversale

• 35535

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum transversaletriangulare

• 35566

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum tuthilli

• 35592

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flabellum vaughani

• 35623

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Flagelligorgia gracilis

• 245598

  2 trait measurements

  Show
• 245589

  2 trait measurements

  Show
• 245595

  4 trait measurements

  Show
• 245597

  2 trait measurements

  Show
• 245594

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

  Show

Foveolocyathus alternans

• 35658

  Water clarity preference

  turbid (cat)

  Show
• 35657

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

  Show
• 35649

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Foveolocyathus verconis

• 35691

  Water clarity preference

  turbid (cat)

  Show
• 35690

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

  Show
• 35682

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Fungiacyathus crispus

• 37553

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Fungiacyathus dennanti

• 37582

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Fungiacyathus fissidiscus

• 37612

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Fungiacyathus fissilis

• 37643

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Fungiacyathus fragilis

• 37669

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Fungiacyathus granulosus

• 37699

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Fungiacyathus hydra

• 37729

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Fungiacyathus marenzelleri

• 37762

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Fungiacyathus margaretae

• 37793

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show