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

Acanthastrea subechinata

• 853

  Abundance world

  uncommon (cat)

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• 106216

  Substrate attachment

  attached (cat)

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• 131502

  Genus fossil age

  23.8 (mya)

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• 131503

  Genus fossil stage

  Miocene (cat)

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• 131501

  Genus fossil stage

  Miocene (cat)

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• 841

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 131504

  Genus fossil age

  23.8 (mya)

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• 131505

  Genus fossil stage

  Miocene (cat)

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Acanthoaxis wirtzi

• 233853

  Type locality depth

  1.50 (m)

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• 233856

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 233849

  5 trait measurements

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• 233858

  Marine province

  Gulf of Guinea (cat)

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• 233857

  Marine realm

  Tropical Atlantic (cat)

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• 233848

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 233852

  Type of skeleton

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

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Acanthogorgia aldabra

• 209799

  Type of skeleton

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

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Acanthogorgia angustiflora

• 209800

  Type of skeleton

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

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Acanthogorgia armata

• 209801

  Type of skeleton

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

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• 238582

  4 trait measurements

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• 238585

  Climate zone

  temperate (cat)

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• 238586

  Marine realm

  Temperate Northern Atlantic (cat)

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• 238587

  Marine province

  Cold Temperate Northwest Atlantic (cat)

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• 238583

  2 trait measurements

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• 238588

  2 trait measurements

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Acanthogorgia aspera

• 238592

  2 trait measurements

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