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

Pseudochrysogorgia bellona

• 246168

  2 trait measurements

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Pseudocyathoceras avis

• 69126

  Water clarity preference

  turbid (cat)

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• 69125

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 69117

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Pseudodiploria clivosa

• 106928

  Substrate attachment

  attached (cat)

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• 114466

  Colony maximum diameter

  19.4 (cm)

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• 28753

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 28771

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

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• 28762

  IUCN Red List category

  LC (cat)

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• 28772

  Water clarity preference

  both (cat)

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• 108395

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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• 114456

  Colony maximum diameter

  61 (cm)

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• 113239

  Colony maximum diameter

  25 (cm)

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• 28765

  Abundance world

  common (cat)

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Pseudodiploria strigosa

• 28891

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 106929

  Substrate attachment

  attached (cat)

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• 28913

  Abundance world

  common (cat)

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• 108396

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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• 28920

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 28907

  IUCN Red List category

  LC (cat)

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• 28919

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

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• 114463

  Colony maximum diameter

  29.57 (cm)

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Pseudodrifa nigra

• 237661

  2 trait measurements

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• 238081

  2 trait measurements

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• 237662

  2 trait measurements

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