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

Physophyllia ayleni

• 59506

  IUCN Red List category

  NT (cat)

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• 59516

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 59517

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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Pieterfaurea equicalceola

• 236183

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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Pieterfaurea khoisaniana

• 236184

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 248061

  3 trait measurements

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• 248066

  3 trait measurements

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• 248062

  Depth zone

  shallow (cat)

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Pieterfaurea lampas

• 236185

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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Pieterfaurea sinuosa

• 236186

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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Pieterfaurea unilobata

• 236187

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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Pinnigorgia flava

• 209942

  Type of skeleton

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

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Pinnigorgia perroteti

• 210128

  Type of skeleton

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

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Pinnigorgia platystoma

• 210129

  Type of skeleton

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

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Placogorgia atlantica

• 234776

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 234778

  Marine province

  Tropical Northwestern Atlantic (cat)

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• 234777

  Marine realm

  Tropical Atlantic (cat)

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Placogorgia massiliensis

• 245628

  Colony height

  15 (cm)

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Placogorgia mirabilis

• 238538

  Marine realm

  Tropical Atlantic (cat)

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• 238540

  2 trait measurements

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• 238543

  Polyp height

  0.5 (mm)

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• 238535

  2 trait measurements

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• 238542

  Type locality depth

  101 (fm)

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• 238537

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 238539

  Marine province

  Tropical Northwestern Atlantic (cat)

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