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

Rosgorgia inexspectata

• 247012

  2 trait measurements

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• 247013

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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Rumphella aggregata

• 233515

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 233517

  Marine province

  Tropical Southwestern Pacific (cat)

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• 210139

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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• 233516

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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Rumphella antipathes

• 210140

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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Rumphella suffruticosa

• 210141

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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Rumphella torta

• 210142

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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Sandalolitha dentata

• 69961

  Abundance world

  uncommon (cat)

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• 69957

  IUCN Red List category

  LC (cat)

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• 106931

  Substrate attachment

  unattached (cat)

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• 137488

  Genus fossil age

  5.3 (mya)

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• 137487

  Genus fossil stage

  Pliocene (cat)

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• 41604

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 137490

  Genus fossil age

  1.81 (mya)

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• 137489

  Genus fossil age

  11.2 (mya)

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• 137486

  Genus fossil age

  23.8 (mya)

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• 41596

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 137485

  Genus fossil stage

  Miocene (cat)

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• 108398

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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• 41605

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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Sandalolitha robusta

• 137496

  Genus fossil age

  1.81 (mya)

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• 108399

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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• 70012

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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