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

Callogorgia elegans

• 209244

  Polyp height

  1.70 (mm)

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Callogorgia euthyeia

• 259895

  4 trait measurements

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Callogorgia formosa

• 209250

  Polyp height

  1.55 (mm)

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• 259854

  5 trait measurements

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• 259857

  Coordination of polyps

  isolated (cat)

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Callogorgia gilberti

• 259870

  5 trait measurements

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• 259872

  Coordination of polyps

  isolated (cat)

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Callogorgia medialis

• 259905

  3 trait measurements

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Callogorgia robusta

• 259842

  5 trait measurements

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Callogorgia tuberculata

• 209259

  Polyp height

  1.15 (mm)

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• 259882

  4 trait measurements

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Calyptrophora carinata

• 254918

  5 trait measurements

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Calyptrophora clarki

• 254928

  Coordination of polyps

  whorls (cat)

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Calyptrophora distolos

• 254952

  3 trait measurements

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Calyptrophora lyra

• 254895

  4 trait measurements

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Calyptrophora persephone

• 254956

  2 trait measurements

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Calyptrophora pourtalesi

• 254938

  5 trait measurements

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Calyptrophora trilepis

• 254941

  3 trait measurements

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Candidella helminthophora

• 209269

  Polyp height

  3.00 (mm)

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Cavernularia capitata

• 243969

  2 trait measurements

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• 243964

  4 trait measurements

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Cavernularia dedeckeri

• 243983

  3 trait measurements

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• 243978

  4 trait measurements

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Cavernularia elegans

• 243926

  2 trait measurements

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Cavernularia kuekenthali

• 243940

  3 trait measurements

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