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

Bathygorgia abyssicola

• 256844

  Coordination of polyps

  isolated (cat)

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Bathygorgia tasmaniensis

• 256856

  2 trait measurements

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• 256854

  Coordination of polyps

  isolated (cat)

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• 256855

  Coordination of polyps

  pairs (cat)

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Bathytelesto tubuliporoides

• 254183

  Distance between polyps

  5.50 (mm)

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• 254184

  2 trait measurements

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• 254185

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 254187

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, calcified structures (e.g., polyp tubes, branches and/or membranes) derived of fused sclerites (cat)

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Bebryce inermis

• 233840

  Calyx height

  1 (mm)

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Briareum asbestinum

• 258838

  5 trait measurements

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• 258839

  5 trait measurements

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Calcigorgia beringi

• 236887

  2 trait measurements

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Calcigorgia gigantea

• 236898

  2 trait measurements

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Calcigorgia gracilis

• 236908

  2 trait measurements

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Calcigorgia japonica

• 259381

  4 trait measurements

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Calcigorgia matua

• 243896

  2 trait measurements

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Calcigorgia simushiri

• 243918

  2 trait measurements

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Calcigorgia spiculifera

• 236949

  2 trait measurements

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Calibelemnon hinoenma

• 256125

  4 trait measurements

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• 256130

  Polyp retractability

  0.00 (bin)

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• 256129

  5 trait measurements

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• 256131

  Polyp dimorphism

  1.00 (bin)

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• 256132

  Symmetry of rachis

  bilateral (cat)

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• 256133

  Colony height

  98.00 (mm)

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Callogorgia cracentis

• 254885

  3 trait measurements

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