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

Plexaurella nutans

• 256218

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 256219

  Branch diameter

  12.50 (mm)

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Plexaurella obesa

• 256301

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 256297

  Coordination of polyps

  isolated (cat)

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• 256298

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 256299

  Branch diameter

  15.50 (mm)

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• 256300

  Polyp density

  21.00 (units cm^-2)

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Plexaurella rastrera

• 256259

  Polyp density

  12 (units cm^-2)

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• 256254

  3 trait measurements

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• 256256

  Coordination of polyps

  isolated (cat)

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• 256257

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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Plexaurella regia

• 256282

  Coordination of polyps

  isolated (cat)

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• 256283

  2 trait measurements

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• 256285

  Branch diameter

  25 (mm)

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• 256286

  Polyp density

  165 (units cm^-2)

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Plexaurella teres

• 256245

  2 trait measurements

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• 256246

  Polyp density

  12 (units cm^-2)

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• 256243

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 256242

  Coordination of polyps

  isolated (cat)

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• 256240

  2 trait measurements

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Plumarella alternata

• 254058

  Coordination of polyps

  isolated (cat)

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Plumarella circumoperculum

• 259831

  3 trait measurements

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Plumarella recta

• 254048

  Coordination of polyps

  isolated (cat)

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• 254045

  Coordination of polyps

  isolated (cat)

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• 254047

  Polyp height

  1.30 (mm)

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