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

Telesto tubulosa

• 209057

  Growth form

  unbranched stem (cat)

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Temnotrochus kermadecensis

• 73791

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Tenerodus fallax

• 236282

  Colony height

  3 (cm)

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Tenerodus verseveldti

• 247203

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 247202

  2 trait measurements

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• 247200

  Depth zone

  moderately deep (cat)

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Tenuisis microspiculata

• 246478

  Depth zone

  moderately deep (cat)

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• 246477

  2 trait measurements

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Tethocyathus cylindraceus

• 73820

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 73828

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 73829

  Water clarity preference

  both (cat)

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Tethocyathus minor

• 73853

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Tethocyathus recurvatus

• 73878

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Tethocyathus variabilis

• 73905

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Tethocyathus virgatus

• 73932

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Thalamophyllia gasti

• 73962

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Thalamophyllia gombergi

• 73987

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Thalamophyllia riisei

• 74015

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Thalamophyllia tenuescens

• 74043

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Thecopsammia socialis

• 74073

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Thelogorgia longiflora

• 246208

  Polyp retractability

  0.00 (bin)

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• 246217

  2 trait measurements

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• 246218

  Depth zone

  shallow (cat)

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• 246219

  Depth zone

  moderately deep (cat)

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• 246182

  Polyp retractability

  0.00 (bin)

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