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

Oculina virgosa

• 56070

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 136134

  Genus fossil stage

  Cretaceous (cat)

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• 136135

  Genus fossil age

  144 (mya)

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• 136136

  Genus fossil stage

  Turonian (cat)

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• 136138

  Genus fossil stage

  Oligocene (cat)

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• 136140

  Genus fossil age

  121 (mya)

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• 56069

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

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• 136137

  Genus fossil age

  93.5 (mya)

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• 136141

  Genus fossil age

  112 (mya)

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• 136139

  Genus fossil age

  33.7 (mya)

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Olindagorgia gracilis

• 210093

  Type of skeleton

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

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• 251296

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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Onkoisis magnifica

• 241456

  Polyp height

  4 (mm)

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Onogorgia nodosa

• 255187

  2 trait measurements

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• 255186

  2 trait measurements

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Orbicella annularis

• 136143

  Genus fossil age

  159 (mya)

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• 136149

  Genus fossil age

  130 (mya)

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• 48340

  Abundance world

  common (cat)

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• 136148

  Genus fossil age

  121 (mya)

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• 136145

  Genus fossil age

  49 (mya)

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• 136144

  Genus fossil stage

  Eocene middle (cat)

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• 106780

  Substrate attachment

  attached (cat)

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• 108247

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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• 114455

  Colony maximum diameter

  650 (cm)

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• 136147

  Genus fossil age

  54.8 (mya)

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