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

Primnoa resedaeformis

• 238625

  Marine province

  Arctic (cat)

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• 238623

  Climate zone

  polar (cat)

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Primnoa wingi

• 247836

  2 trait measurements

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• 247834

  2 trait measurements

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• 247835

  2 trait measurements

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• 247833

  3 trait measurements

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Primnocapsa plumacea

• 248385

  2 trait measurements

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• 207135

  4 trait measurements

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• 248383

  Depth zone

  moderately deep (cat)

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• 207136

  Polyp height

  1.25 (mm)

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Primnoeides brochi

• 244760

  2 trait measurements

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• 244761

  2 trait measurements

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Primnoeides kuekenthali

• 245477

  2 trait measurements

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• 245468

  4 trait measurements

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• 245470

  2 trait measurements

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• 245476

  4 trait measurements

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• 245478

  2 trait measurements

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Primnoeides sertularoides

• 254609

  2 trait measurements

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• 255097

  4 trait measurements

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Primnoella antarctica

• 243448

  4 trait measurements

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Primnoella australasiae

• 243447

  4 trait measurements

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• 208009

  4 trait measurements

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Primnoella chilensis

• 295029

  4 trait measurements

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• 295030

  2 trait measurements

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• 241240

  2 trait measurements

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