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

Trachyphyllia geoffroyi

• 137796

  Genus fossil age

  42 (mya)

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• 113211

  Colony maximum diameter

  8 (cm)

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• 108437

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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Trachythela rudis

• 237975

  Marine province

  Arctic (cat)

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• 237974

  Marine realm

  Arctic (cat)

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• 237973

  Climate zone

  polar (cat)

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• 237971

  2 trait measurements

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Trematotrochus corbicula

• 74241

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 74250

  Water clarity preference

  turbid (cat)

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• 74249

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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Trematotrochus hedleyi

• 74274

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 74282

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 74283

  Water clarity preference

  turbid (cat)

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Trichogorgia capensis

• 233891

  Type of skeleton

  Solid proteinaceous axis (unmineralized), colony lacking sclerites or other calcareous material (cat)

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Trichogorgia muzikae

• 244682

  4 trait measurements

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• 244683

  Depth zone

  shallow (cat)

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Trichogorgia viola

• 239123

  Branching architecture

  sympodial (cat)

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• 239124

  4 trait measurements

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• 239131

  Type locality depth

  43 (fm)

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• 239130

  2 trait measurements

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• 239129

  2 trait measurements

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• 239128

  Marine province

  Tropical Northwestern Atlantic (cat)

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• 239127

  Marine realm

  Tropical Atlantic (cat)

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• 239126

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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Trimuricea africana

• 228859

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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