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

Nidalia studeri

• 247037

  2 trait measurements

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• 247038

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 247040

  Polyp diameter

  2.00 (mm)

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Nomlandia californica

• 55429

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Notocyathus conicus

• 55471

  Water clarity preference

  turbid (cat)

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• 55461

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 55470

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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Notocyathus venustus

• 55496

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 55505

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 55506

  Water clarity preference

  turbid (cat)

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Notophyllia etheridgi

• 55531

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Notophyllia piscacauda

• 55561

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Notophyllia recta

• 55591

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Oculina arbuscula

• 55630

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 136075

  Genus fossil age

  33.7 (mya)

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• 136074

  Genus fossil stage

  Oligocene (cat)

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• 136077

  Genus fossil age

  112 (mya)

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• 136076

  Genus fossil age

  121 (mya)

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• 136073

  Genus fossil age

  93.5 (mya)

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• 136072

  Genus fossil stage

  Turonian (cat)

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• 136071

  Genus fossil age

  144 (mya)

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• 136070

  Genus fossil stage

  Cretaceous (cat)

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• 55626

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 113108

  Colony maximum diameter

  50 (cm)

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• 55629

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

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