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

Thouarella dolichoespinosa

• 247876

  Polyp height

  1.50 (mm)

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• 247873

  4 trait measurements

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• 247874

  2 trait measurements

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Thouarella (Epithouarella) affinis

• 207120

  Polyp height

  1.75 (mm)

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• 207119

  4 trait measurements

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Thouarella (Epithouarella) chilensis

• 207121

  4 trait measurements

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• 207122

  Polyp height

  2 (mm)

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Thouarella (Epithouarella) crenelata

• 207118

  Polyp height

  2 (mm)

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Thouarella (Epithouarella) viridis

• 247648

  2 trait measurements

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• 247650

  2 trait measurements

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Thouarella (Euthouarella) grasshoffi

• 243562

  4 trait measurements

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• 243568

  4 trait measurements

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• 243570

  2 trait measurements

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Thouarella (Euthouarella) hilgendorfi

• 207106

  Polyp height

  0.9 (mm)

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• 243576

  4 trait measurements

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• 207105

  4 trait measurements

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Thouarella (Euthouarella) laxa

• 207114

  Polyp height

  1.75 (mm)

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• 247640

  2 trait measurements

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• 243578

  4 trait measurements

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• 247639

  2 trait measurements

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• 247637

  2 trait measurements

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• 207113

  4 trait measurements

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Thouarella (Euthouarella) longispinosa

• 207104

  Polyp height

  1.5 (mm)

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• 243575

  4 trait measurements

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• 207103

  4 trait measurements

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