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

Chrysogorgia gracilis

• 254381

  4 trait measurements

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• 254380

  3 trait measurements

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Chrysogorgia herdendorfi

• 242849

  2 trait measurements

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Chrysogorgia pinniformis

• 256092

  4 trait measurements

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• 256095

  3 trait measurements

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Chrysogorgia varians

• 256105

  Polyp height

  1.50 (mm)

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• 256102

  4 trait measurements

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Cladiella krempfi

• 259588

  3 trait measurements

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• 259595

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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Cladiella laciniosa

• 259604

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 259597

  3 trait measurements

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• 259605

  3 trait measurements

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Cladiella latissima

• 259607

  3 trait measurements

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• 259614

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 259615

  3 trait measurements

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Cladiella pachyclados

• 259585

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 259586

  2 trait measurements

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• 259577

  3 trait measurements

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• 259584

  3 trait measurements

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Clavularia crassa

• 254861

  3 trait measurements

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• 259534

  3 trait measurements

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• 254862

  2 trait measurements

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• 259527

  Colony height

  7 (mm)

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Clavularia frankliniana

• 256583

  5 trait measurements

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Clavularia marioni

• 259537

  Colony height

  14 (mm)

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