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

Paracis chawwa

• 255927

  2 trait measurements

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Paragorgia johnsoni

• 259076

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of consolidated but unfused sclerites (cat)

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Paragorgia regalis

• 259081

  Type of skeleton

  Axis of consolidated but unfused sclerites (cat)

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Paragorgia rubra

• 253541

  2 trait measurements

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Paralemnalia digitiformis

• 256533

  3 trait measurements

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Paralemnalia thyrsoides

• 255991

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 255993

  Marine province

  Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (cat)

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• 206676

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 206677

  Sexual system

  gonochore (cat)

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• 206678

  Mode of larval development

  brooder (cat)

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• 255988

  2 trait measurements

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• 255992

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 255989

  Depth zone

  moderately deep (cat)

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Paramuricea biscaya

• 259086

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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Paramuricea clavata

• 256558

  6 trait measurements

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• 206937

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Paramuricea placomus

• 207014

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 207015

  Sexual system

  hermaphroditic (cat)

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• 207016

  Oocyte size at maturity

  327 (µm)

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Paranarella watlingi

• 243866

  2 trait measurements

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Parastenella atlantica

• 243817

  2 trait measurements

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• 243816

  2 trait measurements

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Pennatula aculeata

• 207247

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Pennatula phosphorea

• 207209

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Phycogorgia fucata

• 248522

  Depth zone

  shallow (cat)

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