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 variabilis

• 230995

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

  Show
• 230994

  4 trait measurements

  Show
• 230999

  2 trait measurements

  Show

Menella filiformis

• 229279

  Type of skeleton

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

  Show

Menella flora

• 229280

  Type of skeleton

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

  Show

Menella grayi

• 229281

  Type of skeleton

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

  Show

Menella heterospiculata

• 229282

  Type of skeleton

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

  Show

Menella indica

• 209393

  2 trait measurements

  Show
• 209391

  Marine province

  South China Sea (cat)

  Show
• 209392

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

  Show
• 209113

  Marine province

  Warm Temperate Northwest Pacific (cat)

  Show
• 229283

  Type of skeleton

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

  Show
• 209112

  Marine realm

  Temperate Northern Pacific (cat)

  Show

Menella kanisa

• 232783

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

  Show
• 229284

  Type of skeleton

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

  Show
• 232785

  Marine province

  Somali/Arabian (cat)

  Show
• 232784

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

  Show

Menella kouare

• 233613

  Marine province

  Tropical Southwestern Pacific (cat)

  Show
• 233611

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

  Show
• 233612

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

  Show
• 229285

  Type of skeleton

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

  Show

Menella lenzii

• 229286

  Type of skeleton

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

  Show

Menella michaelseni

• 229287

  Type of skeleton

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

  Show

Menella mikrodentata

• 229288

  Type of skeleton

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

  Show

Menella mjobergi

• 229289

  Type of skeleton

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

  Show