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

Unomia complanatis

• 237274

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 237276

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 237300

  Tentacle length

  2 (mm)

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Unomia stolonifera

• 237271

  Polyp retractability

  0.00 (bin)

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• 237273

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 237285

  4 trait measurements

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• 237275

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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Ushanaia ferruginea

• 240988

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 240982

  3 trait measurements

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• 240983

  Polyp height

  1.38 (mm)

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• 240981

  Type locality depth

  102.00 (m)

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• 240987

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 240986

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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Ushanaia fervens

• 241002

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 240996

  Type locality depth

  4 (m)

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• 240998

  Polyp height

  1.38 (mm)

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• 241000

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 241001

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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Ushanaia solida

• 241012

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 241014

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 241013

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 241011

  Polyp height

  0.88 (mm)

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Vaughanella concinna

• 77233

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Vaughanella margaritata

• 77263

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Vaughanella multipalifera

• 77292

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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