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

Porcupinella profunda

• 245631

  2 trait measurements

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• 247987

  2 trait measurements

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• 245637

  Polyp retractability

  0.00 (bin)

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• 247988

  2 trait measurements

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• 245638

  Polyp dimorphism

  1.00 (bin)

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Porcupinella tasmanica

• 298829

  2 trait measurements

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• 247979

  2 trait measurements

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Porites annae

• 136891

  Genus fossil age

  65 (mya)

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• 136890

  Genus fossil age

  54.8 (mya)

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• 64140

  IUCN Red List category

  NT (cat)

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• 136888

  Genus fossil age

  54.8 (mya)

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• 136889

  Genus fossil stage

  Eocene (cat)

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• 136885

  Genus fossil stage

  Eocene (cat)

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• 136886

  Genus fossil age

  54.8 (mya)

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• 108336

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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• 64153

  Water clarity preference

  both (cat)

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• 136887

  Genus fossil stage

  Ypresian (cat)

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• 64133

  Abundance GBR

  common (cat)

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• 64152

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

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• 64146

  Abundance world

  common (cat)

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• 106869

  Substrate attachment

  attached (cat)

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• 64126

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 136892

  Genus fossil age

  55.8 (mya)

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Porites aranetai

• 106870

  Substrate attachment

  attached (cat)

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• 64217

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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