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

Xenia membranacea

• 206780

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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Xenia novaebritanniae

• 206785

  Mode of larval development

  brooder (cat)

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• 206783

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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Xenia puertogalerae

• 244819

  2 trait measurements

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Xenia ternatana

• 244821

  2 trait measurements

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Xenia umbellata

• 206793

  2 trait measurements

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• 256075

  Marine province

  Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (cat)

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• 256074

  Marine realm

  Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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• 256073

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 206792

  2 trait measurements

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• 206786

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 256071

  2 trait measurements

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Xenia viridis

• 206794

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 206795

  Sexual system

  hermaphroditic (cat)

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Xenogorgia sciurus

• 248668

  4 trait measurements

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