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

Leptogorgia cofrini

• 210020

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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• 247768

  4 trait measurements

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• 247771

  2 trait measurements

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Leptogorgia contorta

• 210021

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Leptogorgia cortesi

• 246602

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 246593

  4 trait measurements

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• 246592

  Polyp retractability

  0.00 (bin)

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• 246600

  4 trait measurements

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• 246594

  Branching architecture

  lateral (cat)

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• 246603

  Depth zone

  shallow (cat)

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• 210022

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Leptogorgia cuspidata

• 210023

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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• 241992

  Branching architecture

  irregular (cat)

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• 241991

  4 trait measurements

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• 242001

  2 trait measurements

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• 241993

  Branching architecture

  pseudo-dichotomous (cat)

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• 241990

  4 trait measurements

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• 241999

  3 trait measurements

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Leptogorgia dakarensis

• 210024

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Leptogorgia dichotoma

• 210025

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core containing non-scleritic carbonate hydroxylapatite (CHAp) (cat)

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Leptogorgia dictynna

• 248002

  Depth zone

  shallow (cat)

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• 248006

  Polyp diameter

  0.44 (mm)

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• 248003

  Depth zone

  moderately deep (cat)

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• 248001

  4 trait measurements

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Leptogorgia diffusa

• 242007

  Branching architecture

  irregular (cat)

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