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

Galaxea paucisepta

• 106564

  Substrate attachment

  attached (cat)

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Gardineria hawaiiensis

• 38636

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Gardineria minor

• 38665

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Gardineria paradoxa

• 38688

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Gardineria philippinensis

• 38718

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Gardineria simplex

• 38748

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Gardineroseris planulata

• 134311

  Genus fossil stage

  Miocene (cat)

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• 38814

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 134312

  Genus fossil age

  23.8 (mya)

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• 134314

  Genus fossil age

  23.03 (mya)

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• 134310

  Genus fossil age

  16.4 (mya)

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• 38813

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 108032

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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• 38802

  IUCN Red List category

  LC (cat)

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• 38790

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 38807

  Abundance world

  uncommon (cat)

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• 38796

  Abundance GBR

  uncommon (cat)

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• 106565

  Substrate attachment

  attached (cat)

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• 134313

  Genus fossil age

  33.9 (mya)

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• 134309

  Genus fossil stage

  Miocene middle (cat)

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Gersemia antarctica

• 245754

  Colony height

  275 (cm)

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• 256566

  4 trait measurements

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• 245749

  Depth zone

  shallow (cat)

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Gersemia fruticosa

• 207509

  2 trait measurements

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• 207508

  2 trait measurements

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