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

Podabacia sinai

• 136869

  Genus fossil stage

  Miocene (cat)

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• 63403

  Abundance world

  uncommon (cat)

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• 136872

  Genus fossil age

  5.3 (mya)

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• 106866

  Substrate attachment

  attached (cat)

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• 63410

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 136873

  Genus fossil age

  11.2 (mya)

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• 136874

  Genus fossil age

  1.81 (mya)

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Polycyathus andamanensis

• 63443

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Polycyathus atlanticus

• 63468

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Polycyathus chaishanensis

• 98071

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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Polycyathus difficilis

• 63493

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Polycyathus fulvus

• 63518

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Polycyathus furanaensis

• 63543

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Polycyathus fuscomarginatus

• 63568

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Polycyathus hodgsoni

• 63593

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Polycyathus hondaensis

• 63618

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Polycyathus isabela

• 63647

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Polycyathus marigondoni

• 63677

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Polycyathus muellerae

• 63702

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Polycyathus norfolkensis

• 63735

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 63727

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 63736

  Water clarity preference

  both (cat)

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Polycyathus octuplus

• 63760

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Polycyathus palifera

• 63789

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Polycyathus persicus

• 63814

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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