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 hebes

• 209930

  Type of skeleton

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

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• 207065

  3 trait measurements

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• 237815

  2 trait measurements

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• 237816

  2 trait measurements

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• 237829

  Marine province

  North Brazil Shelf (cat)

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• 237828

  Marine province

  Tropical Northwestern Atlantic (cat)

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• 237827

  Marine realm

  Tropical Atlantic (cat)

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• 237826

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 237825

  2 trait measurements

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Leptogorgia ignita

• 245368

  3 trait measurements

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• 210043

  Type of skeleton

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

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• 245359

  4 trait measurements

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• 245362

  2 trait measurements

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Leptogorgia iridis

• 245183

  Depth lower

  20 (m)

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• 245176

  2 trait measurements

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• 210044

  Type of skeleton

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

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• 245175

  4 trait measurements

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Leptogorgia labiata

• 242066

  4 trait measurements

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• 210045

  Type of skeleton

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

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• 242073

  2 trait measurements

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• 242067

  Branching architecture

  irregular pinnate (cat)

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Leptogorgia laxa

• 242081

  4 trait measurements

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• 242075

  Branching architecture

  irregular dichotomous (cat)

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• 210046

  Type of skeleton

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

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• 242074

  4 trait measurements

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