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 (Euthouarella) moseleyi

• 243577

  4 trait measurements

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• 207112

  Polyp height

  1 (mm)

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• 207111

  4 trait measurements

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Thouarella (Euthouarella) tydemani

• 243574

  4 trait measurements

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• 207098

  Polyp height

  1.50 (mm)

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• 207097

  4 trait measurements

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Thouarella (Euthouarella) typica

• 243573

  4 trait measurements

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• 207110

  Polyp height

  1 (mm)

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Thouarella grandiflora

• 207133

  4 trait measurements

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• 248352

  2 trait measurements

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• 207134

  Polyp height

  3 (mm)

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• 248351

  2 trait measurements

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Thouarella porcupinensis

• 248121

  2 trait measurements

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• 248118

  4 trait measurements

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• 248119

  2 trait measurements

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Thouarella pseudoislai

• 247887

  Polyp height

  1.16 (mm)

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• 247885

  2 trait measurements

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• 247884

  4 trait measurements

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• 247886

  2 trait measurements

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Thouarella regularis

• 207090

  4 trait measurements

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• 248330

  Depth zone

  moderately deep (cat)

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• 248331

  2 trait measurements

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• 248333

  2 trait measurements

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• 207124

  Polyp height

  1.75 (mm)

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• 207123

  4 trait measurements

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