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

Fungiacyathus multicarinatus

• 37824

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Fungiacyathus paliferus

• 37854

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Fungiacyathus pliciseptus

• 37885

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Fungiacyathus pseudostephanus

• 37911

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Fungiacyathus pusilluspacificus

• 37940

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Fungiacyathus pusilluspusillus

• 37970

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Fungiacyathus sandoi

• 37999

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Fungiacyathus sibogae

• 38029

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Fungiacyathus stephanus

• 38060

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Fungiacyathus symmetricus

• 38091

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Fungiacyathus turbinolioides

• 38121

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Fungiacyathus variegatus

• 38151

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Fungia fungites

• 134252

  Genus fossil age

  15.97 (mya)

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• 134249

  Genus fossil stage

  Miocene (cat)

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• 134250

  Genus fossil age

  23.8 (mya)

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• 134251

  Genus fossil age

  11.2 (mya)

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• 36317

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 108024

  Coloniality

  solitary (cat)

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• 134247

  Genus fossil stage

  Thanetian (cat)

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• 113003

  Colony maximum diameter

  28 (cm)

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• 113002

  Colony maximum diameter

  28 (cm)

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• 113001

  Colony maximum diameter

  28 (cm)

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• 36296

  Abundance GBR

  common (cat)

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• 134245

  Genus fossil stage

  Miocene (cat)

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• 36808

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

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