Methodology: Extracted from data table

ID: 23

Description:

Usually used when the original data cannot be traced to an original resource or for expert or group opinions that are themselves published as original data.

Used for traits:

• Calcareous sclerites presence
• Ca/Mg ratio in sclerites
• Type of skeleton
• Water depth
• Depth lower
• Depth upper
• Depth zone
• Light zone
• Size of prey items
• Climate zone
• Marine province
• Marine realm
• Ocean basin
• Branching architecture
• Calyx height
• Calyx width
• Colony height
• Colony width
• Coordination of polyps
• Growth form
• Growth form (basic octocorallia)
• Growth form (detailed octocorallia)
• Number of pinnules per tentacle
• Polyp density
• Polyp diameter
• Polyp height
• Polyp retractability
• Tentacle length
• Trunk diameter
• Type of growth
• Growth rate
• Zooxanthellate
• Frequency of reproduction
• Mode of larval development
• Oocyte size at maturity
• Oogenic cycle duration
• Polyp fecundity
• Propagule size on release
• Reproductive period
• Sexual system

Added by: Joshua Madin

Observations using this methodology

Cavernularia clavata

• 243986

  4 trait measurements

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Cavernularia dayi

• 244017

  3 trait measurements

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• 244004

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 244014

  Climate zone

  temperate (cat)

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• 244016

  Marine province

  Agulhas (cat)

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• 244015

  Marine realm

  Temperate Southern Africa (cat)

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• 243988

  4 trait measurements

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Cavernularia dedeckeri

• 243977

  Depth zone

  moderately deep (cat)

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Cavernularia elegans

• 207171

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 207172

  Sexual system

  gonochore (cat)

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• 207173

  Oocyte size at maturity

  500.00 (µm)

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Cavernularia glans

• 244021

  Marine province

  Bay of Bengal (cat)

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• 244022

  Marine realm

  Central Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 244019

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 244023

  Marine province

  South China Sea (cat)

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• 244020

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 244005

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 243990

  4 trait measurements

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Cavernularia habereri

• 243993

  4 trait measurements

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• 244006

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Cavernularia kuekenthali

• 243939

  2 trait measurements

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Cavernularia luetkenii

• 244027

  Marine province

  Bay of Bengal (cat)

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• 244025

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 244026

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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Cavernularia malabarica

• 244031

  Marine province

  West and South Indian Shelf (cat)

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