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

Paramuricea placomus

• 238489

  2 trait measurements

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• 238488

  4 trait measurements

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Paranarella watlingi

• 255201

  2 trait measurements

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• 243864

  Calyx height

  3.15 (mm)

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• 243863

  3 trait measurements

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Paraplexaura asper

• 229301

  Type of skeleton

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

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Paraplexaura cryptotheca

• 229302

  Type of skeleton

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

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Paraplexaura debora

• 229303

  Type of skeleton

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

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Paraplexaura pulchra

• 229304

  Type of skeleton

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

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Paraplexaura reticuloides

• 229305

  Type of skeleton

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

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Parascolymia rowleyensis

• 106802

  Substrate attachment

  attached (cat)

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• 18064

  IUCN Red List category

  NT (cat)

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• 136303

  Genus fossil stage

  Pliocene (cat)

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• 136305

  Genus fossil age

  11.2 (mya)

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• 18073

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 136304

  Genus fossil age

  5.3 (mya)

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• 18074

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 108269

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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• 18055

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 18067

  Abundance world

  uncommon (cat)

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• 136306

  Genus fossil age

  1.81 (mya)

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Parascolymia vitiensis

• 136308

  Genus fossil age

  5.3 (mya)

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• 136307

  Genus fossil stage

  Pliocene (cat)

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• 108270

  Coloniality

  both (cat)

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• 113122

  Colony maximum diameter

  6 (cm)

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