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

Plexaura homomalla

• 206102

  2 trait measurements

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• 206152

  Mode of larval development

  spawner (cat)

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• 208024

  Colony height

  1.25

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Plexaura kuna

• 206153

  Mode of larval development

  spawner (cat)

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• 258435

  3 trait measurements

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• 258430

  2 trait measurements

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Plexaurella dichotoma

• 257189

  2 trait measurements

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• 206096

  2 trait measurements

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• 208043

  Colony height

  2.00

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Plexaurella grandiflora

• 208046

  Colony height

  2.00

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Plexaurella grisea

• 208045

  Colony height

  2.00

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• 206094

  2 trait measurements

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Plexaurella nutans

• 206098

  2 trait measurements

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• 208044

  2 trait measurements

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• 208051

  Colony height

  3.25

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• 206154

  Mode of larval development

  spawner (cat)

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Plexaurella obesa

• 208047

  Colony height

  2.00

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Plexaurella rastrera

• 208048

  Colony height

  2.00

  Show

Plexaurella regia

• 243874

  2 trait measurements

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• 243867

  4 trait measurements

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• 243868

  Branching architecture

  lateral (cat)

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• 208049

  Colony height

  2.00

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Plexaurella teres

• 208050

  Colony height

  2.00

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Plumarella aculeata

• 243310

  3 trait measurements

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• 243312

  2 trait measurements

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