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

Radicipes kopelatos

• 248497

  4 trait measurements

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• 248498

  2 trait measurements

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• 248499

  Polyp height

  2.15 (mm)

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• 250714

  4 trait measurements

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Radicipes pleurocristatus

• 248464

  Polyp height

  3.95 (mm)

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• 248462

  2 trait measurements

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Radicipes spiralis

• 248480

  2 trait measurements

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• 248485

  Polyp height

  2.20 (mm)

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• 248482

  2 trait measurements

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Radicipes stonei

• 248470

  2 trait measurements

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• 248471

  4 trait measurements

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• 248474

  Polyp height

  2.00 (mm)

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Ramuligorgia militaris

• 248647

  Polyp density

  0.23 (units mm^-1)

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• 248641

  2 trait measurements

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• 248643

  Polyp height

  3.80 (mm)

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• 248642

  2 trait measurements

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Renilla amethystina

• 281054

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Renilla edwardsii

• 281055

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Renilla koellikeri

• 281051

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Renilla muelleri

• 239391

  Marine province

  Warm Temperate Southeastern Pacific (cat)

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• 234839

  Marine province

  Tropical Northwestern Atlantic (cat)

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• 234838

  Marine realm

  Tropical Atlantic (cat)

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• 234837

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 281053

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 239381

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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