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

Pleuractis taiwanensis

• 37378

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 37397

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

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• 106845

  Substrate attachment

  unattached (cat)

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• 113151

  Colony maximum diameter

  28 (cm)

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• 108312

  Coloniality

  solitary (cat)

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Pleurocorallium bonsaiarborum

• 209776

  2 trait measurements

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• 247566

  Polyp dimorphism

  1.00 (bin)

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• 247567

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 247562

  4 trait measurements

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• 247563

  2 trait measurements

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• 247565

  2 trait measurements

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Pleurocorallium borneense

• 209777

  2 trait measurements

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Pleurocorallium carusrubrum

• 209778

  2 trait measurements

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Pleurocorallium clavatum

• 247578

  3 trait measurements

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• 209779

  2 trait measurements

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• 247575

  4 trait measurements

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• 247576

  2 trait measurements

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• 247579

  Polyp dimorphism

  1.00 (bin)

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• 247580

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 247581

  2 trait measurements

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Pleurocorallium elatius

• 207472

  2 trait measurements

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• 207463

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 207440

  3 trait measurements

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• 207469

  2 trait measurements

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• 209750

  2 trait measurements

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