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 (Thouarella) minuta

• 247658

  2 trait measurements

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Thouarella (Thouarella) pendulina

• 253802

  3 trait measurements

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• 243545

  4 trait measurements

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• 207143

  4 trait measurements

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• 207144

  Polyp height

  1.25 (mm)

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Thouarella (Thouarella) striata

• 207096

  Polyp height

  2.75 (mm)

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• 243542

  4 trait measurements

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• 207095

  4 trait measurements

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Thouarella (Thouarella) undulata

• 246770

  2 trait measurements

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• 246769

  2 trait measurements

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• 246768

  4 trait measurements

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Thouarella (Thouarella) variabilis

• 295053

  2 trait measurements

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• 253684

  2 trait measurements

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• 207076

  Colony height

  340 (mm)

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• 207084

  4 trait measurements

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• 207085

  Trunk diameter

  130 (mm)

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• 243540

  4 trait measurements

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Thouarella vitjaz

• 248360

  2 trait measurements

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• 248362

  2 trait measurements

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Thrombophyton coronatum

• 206388

  3 trait measurements

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• 206384

  Propagule size on release

  1.9 (mm)

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• 206387

  Colony height

  15 (mm)

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Thrombophyton trachydermum

• 206396

  Colony height

  4 (mm)

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• 206392

  Reproductive period

  August to September (month)

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• 206394

  3 trait measurements

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