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

Kionotrochus suteri

• 43349

  Water clarity preference

  turbid (cat)

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• 43348

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 43340

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Klyxum adii

• 234102

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 234105

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 234103

  Marine province

  Western Indian Ocean (cat)

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Klyxum echinatum

• 232797

  Marine province

  Tropical Southwestern Pacific (cat)

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• 232795

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 232796

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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Klyxum flaccidum

• 234107

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 234108

  Marine province

  Western Indian Ocean (cat)

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• 234110

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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Klyxum legitimum

• 232800

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 232799

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 232801

  Marine province

  Tropical Southwestern Pacific (cat)

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Klyxum molle

• 232803

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 232804

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 206282

  Reproductive period

  October to November (month)

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• 232805

  Marine province

  Tropical Southwestern Pacific (cat)

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• 206299

  Reproductive period

  November to December (month)

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Klyxum rotundum

• 232809

  Marine province

  Tropical Southwestern Pacific (cat)

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• 232807

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 232808

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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Klyxum simplex

• 232811

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 232813

  Marine province

  Tropical Southwestern Pacific (cat)

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