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

Phenganax parrini

• 246487

  3 trait measurements

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• 246489

  Depth zone

  shallow (cat)

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• 246486

  2 trait measurements

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Phenganax stokvisi

• 246580

  4 trait measurements

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• 246586

  Polyp diameter

  3.00 (mm)

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• 246590

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 246591

  Calyx width

  1.00 (mm)

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• 246588

  Depth zone

  shallow (cat)

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Phenganax subtilis

• 246578

  Calyx width

  0.71 (mm)

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• 246573

  Polyp diameter

  3.25 (mm)

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• 246575

  Depth zone

  shallow (cat)

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• 246567

  4 trait measurements

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• 246577

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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Phycogorgia fucata

• 248525

  Polyp density

  9 (units cm^-1)

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• 248521

  3 trait measurements

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• 248524

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 210127

  Type of skeleton

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

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Phyllangia americanaamericana

• 60139

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Phyllangia americanamouchezii

• 60164

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Phyllangia consagensis

• 60189

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Phyllangia dispersa

• 60218

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Phyllangia echinosepes

• 60243

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Phyllangia granulata

• 60268

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Phyllangia hayamaensis

• 60293

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Phyllangia papuensis

• 60323

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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