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

Verrucella rosea

• 233724

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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Verseveldtia bucciniforme

• 246828

  4 trait measurements

  Show
• 246831

  2 trait measurements

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• 246832

  Polyp dimorphism

  1.00 (bin)

  Show
• 246833

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

  Show
• 246830

  2 trait measurements

  Show
• 246829

  2 trait measurements

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Verseveldtia trochiforme

• 246818

  2 trait measurements

  Show
• 246819

  Polyp dimorphism

  1.00 (bin)

  Show
• 246820

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

  Show
• 246815

  4 trait measurements

  Show
• 246816

  2 trait measurements

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• 246817

  2 trait measurements

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Verticillata castellviae

• 247074

  2 trait measurements

  Show
• 247073

  4 trait measurements

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• 247072

  4 trait measurements

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• 247077

  2 trait measurements

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• 247076

  2 trait measurements

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Victorgorgia alba

• 209497

  4 trait measurements

  Show
• 209500

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 209502

  2 trait measurements

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• 209496

  4 trait measurements

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• 209542

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 209501

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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Victorgorgia argentea

• 209509

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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