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

Nicella obesa

• 239063

  Marine realm

  Tropical Atlantic (cat)

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• 243746

  2 trait measurements

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Nicella robusta

• 243774

  2 trait measurements

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• 243773

  4 trait measurements

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Nicella spicula

• 243694

  2 trait measurements

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• 243692

  Colony height

  60 (cm)

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• 243693

  4 trait measurements

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Nicella toeplitzae

• 247696

  2 trait measurements

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• 247697

  Calyx width

  0.70 (mm)

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• 247698

  2 trait measurements

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• 247695

  2 trait measurements

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• 247694

  4 trait measurements

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Nidalia aurantia

• 244206

  2 trait measurements

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• 244205

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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Nidalia deichmannae

• 234733

  Marine province

  Tropical Northwestern Atlantic (cat)

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• 234731

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 234732

  Marine realm

  Tropical Atlantic (cat)

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Nidalia dissidens

• 234743

  Marine province

  Tropical Northwestern Atlantic (cat)

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• 234741

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 234742

  Marine realm

  Tropical Atlantic (cat)

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Nidalia occidentalis

• 238078

  4 trait measurements

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• 234746

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 234747

  Marine realm

  Tropical Atlantic (cat)

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• 234748

  Marine province

  Tropical Northwestern Atlantic (cat)

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• 238080

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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