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

Trochocyathus philippinensis

• 74918

  Water clarity preference

  both (cat)

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• 74917

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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Trochocyathus porphyreus

• 74941

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Trochocyathus rawsonii

• 74966

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Trochocyathus rhombocolumna

• 74996

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Trochocyathus semperi

• 75035

  Water clarity preference

  both (cat)

  Show
• 75034

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

  Show
• 75026

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Trochocyathus spinosocostatus

• 75059

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Trochocyathus vasiformis

• 75084

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Trochopsammia infundibulum

• 75114

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Tropidocyathus labidus

• 75185

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

  Show
• 75177

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show
• 75186

  Water clarity preference

  turbid (cat)

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Tropidocyathus lessonii

• 75219

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

  Show
• 75220

  Water clarity preference

  turbid (cat)

  Show
• 75210

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Truncatoflabellum aculeatum

• 75244

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Truncatoflabellum angiostomum

• 75282

  Wave exposure preference

  broad (cat)

  Show
• 75274

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show
• 75283

  Water clarity preference

  both (cat)

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Truncatoflabellum angustum

• 75306

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Truncatoflabellum arcuatum

• 75335

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show

Truncatoflabellum australiensis

• 75365

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Truncatoflabellum candeanum

• 75396

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show