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

Seriatopora stellata

• 137566

  Genus fossil stage

  Miocene (cat)

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• 137573

  Genus fossil age

  33.9 (mya)

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• 70949

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 137571

  Genus fossil age

  23.8 (mya)

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• 137569

  Genus fossil age

  23.8 (mya)

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• 108410

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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• 106943

  Substrate attachment

  attached (cat)

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Sibogagorgia cauliflora

• 244463

  2 trait measurements

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• 244466

  Polyp dimorphism

  1.00 (bin)

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• 244464

  2 trait measurements

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Sibogagorgia dennisgordoni

• 209697

  Polyp dimorphism

  1.00 (bin)

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• 209692

  Climate zone

  temperate (cat)

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• 209694

  2 trait measurements

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• 209691

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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Sibogagorgia tautahi

• 209687

  Depth upper

  872 (m)

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• 209684

  Climate zone

  temperate (cat)

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• 209696

  Polyp dimorphism

  1.00 (bin)

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• 209688

  Depth lower

  1086 (m)

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• 209683

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 209686

  Trunk diameter

  18 (mm)

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Sibogagorgia weberi

• 209680

  Depth lower

  520 (m)

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• 209677

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 209678

  Climate zone

  temperate (cat)

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• 209695

  Polyp dimorphism

  1.00 (bin)

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Siderastrea glynni

• 113199

  Colony maximum diameter

  10 (cm)

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