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

Heteroxenia elisabethae

• 206702

  2 trait measurements

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• 206699

  2 trait measurements

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Heteroxenia fuscescens

• 249077

  Polyp retractability

  0.00 (bin)

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• 249076

  Polyp dimorphism

  1.00 (bin)

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Heteroxenia pinnata

• 206703

  4 trait measurements

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• 206704

  Number of pinnules per tentacle

  24.00 (units)

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Hicksonella expansa

• 209943

  Type of skeleton

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

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Hicksonella guishanensis

• 210004

  Type of skeleton

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

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Hicksonella princeps

• 233511

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 233512

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 233513

  Marine province

  Tropical Southwestern Pacific (cat)

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• 210005

  Type of skeleton

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

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Holcotrochus crenulatus

• 42261

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 42262

  Water clarity preference

  turbid (cat)

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• 42252

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Holcotrochus scriptus

• 42296

  Water clarity preference

  turbid (cat)

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• 42295

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 42286

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Homophyllia australis

• 70318

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 113034

  Colony maximum diameter

  2.6 (cm)

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• 113033

  Colony maximum diameter

  6 (cm)

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• 70317

  Wave exposure preference

  exposed (cat)

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• 70307

  IUCN Red List category

  LC (cat)

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• 70293

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 70311

  Abundance world

  common (cat)

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