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

Dendronephthya lanxifera

• 208866

  Marine province

  Andaman (cat)

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• 208825

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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Dendronephthya longispina

• 208867

  Marine province

  Andaman (cat)

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• 208826

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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Dendronephthya macrocaulis

• 208868

  Marine province

  Andaman (cat)

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• 208827

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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Dendronephthya masoni

• 208869

  Marine province

  Andaman (cat)

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• 208828

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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Dendronephthya mirabilis

• 208870

  Marine province

  Andaman (cat)

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• 208829

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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Dendronephthya multispinosa

• 208871

  Marine province

  Andaman (cat)

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• 208830

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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Dendronephthya nicobarensis

• 208872

  Marine province

  Andaman (cat)

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• 208831

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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Dendronephthya obtusa

• 208873

  Marine province

  Andaman (cat)

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• 208832

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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Dendronephthya ochracea

• 208874

  Marine province

  Andaman (cat)

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• 208833

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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Dendronephthya orientalis

• 208875

  Marine province

  Andaman (cat)

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• 208834

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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Dendronephthya ovata

• 208835

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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Dendronephthya pallida

• 208876

  Marine province

  Andaman (cat)

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• 208836

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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Dendronephthya pentagona

• 208878

  Marine province

  Andaman (cat)

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• 208838

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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