Methodology: Dissecting microscope

ID: 273

Description:

Also called stereomicroscope

Used for traits:

• Axis presence
• Type of skeleton
• Polyp type
• Size of prey items
• Branch diameter
• Calyx height
• Calyx width
• Coloniality
• Colony height
• Colony width
• Coordination of polyps
• Distance between polyps
• Peduncle length
• Polyp density
• Polyp diameter
• Polyp dimorphism
• Polyp height
• Polyp retractability
• Polyps per polyp leaf
• Polyps per whorl
• Polyp whorl diameter
• Polyp whorls/pairs per lenght unit
• Rachis length
• Symmetry of rachis
• Tentacle length
• Trunk diameter
• Symbiont density
• Zooxanthellate
• Mode of larval development
• Polyp fecundity

Added by: Daniel Gomez Gras

Observations using this methodology

Parastenella bayeri

• 259918

  Coordination of polyps

  isolated (cat)

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• 259917

  Coordination of polyps

  pairs (cat)

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Paratelesto kinoshitai

• 209071

  Calyx height

  2.25 (mm)

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Paratelesto rosea

• 209063

  Calyx height

  2.00 (mm)

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Pennatula aculeata

• 259391

  2 trait measurements

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Pleurocorallium carusrubrum

• 256141

  4 trait measurements

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• 256147

  2 trait measurements

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• 256146

  Polyp dimorphism

  1.00 (bin)

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• 256145

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 256144

  7 trait measurements

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Plexaurella dichotoma

• 256204

  Coordination of polyps

  isolated (cat)

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• 256208

  Polyp density

  42.50 (units cm^-2)

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• 256207

  2 trait measurements

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• 256205

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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Plexaurella grandiflora

• 256269

  2 trait measurements

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• 256270

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 256272

  2 trait measurements

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• 256273

  Polyp density

  70 (units cm^-2)

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Plexaurella grisea

• 256233

  Polyp density

  15 (units cm^-2)

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• 256227

  2 trait measurements

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• 256229

  Coordination of polyps

  isolated (cat)

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• 256230

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 256232

  2 trait measurements

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Plexaurella nutans

• 256220

  2 trait measurements

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• 256217

  Coordination of polyps

  isolated (cat)

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