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

Melithaea andamanensis

• 230991

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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Melithaea baladea

• 233451

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 233453

  Marine province

  Tropical Southwestern Pacific (cat)

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• 233452

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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Melithaea biserialis

• 231001

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 231003

  Marine province

  Western Indian Ocean (cat)

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• 231005

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 231002

  Marine province

  Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (cat)

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• 231000

  4 trait measurements

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• 206877

  2 trait measurements

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• 231006

  2 trait measurements

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Melithaea boninensis

• 235422

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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Melithaea caledonica

• 233468

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 233467

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 233469

  Marine province

  Tropical Southwestern Pacific (cat)

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Melithaea cinquemiglia

• 233455

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 233456

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 233457

  Marine province

  Tropical Southwestern Pacific (cat)

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Melithaea coccinea

• 231034

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 231033

  4 trait measurements

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• 231038

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 231039

  Colony height

  5.00 (cm)

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• 231036

  Marine province

  Western Indian Ocean (cat)

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• 231035

  Marine province

  Central Indian Ocean Islands (cat)

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Melithaea delicata

• 231009

  Marine province

  Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (cat)

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