Methodology: Examination of collected specimens

ID: 315

Description: Not entered

Used for traits:

• Axis presence
• Type of skeleton
• Polyp type
• Water depth
• Branch diameter
• Branching architecture
• Calyx height
• Calyx width
• Colony height
• Colony width
• Coordination of polyps
• Diameter of axis skeleton
• Distance between polyps
• Growth form
• Growth form (basic octocorallia)
• Growth form (detailed octocorallia)
• Peduncle length
• Polyp diameter
• Polyp dimorphism
• Polyp height
• Polyp retractability
• Rachis length
• Tentacle length
• Trunk diameter
• Type of growth
• Zooxanthellate

Added by: Daniel Gomez Gras

Observations using this methodology

Loboprimnoa exotica

• 250502

  Coordination of polyps

  whorls (cat)

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Maasella edwardsii

• 259495

  4 trait measurements

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Macroprimnoa ornata

• 254972

  4 trait measurements

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Malacacanthus capensis

• 250666

  4 trait measurements

  Show

Malacobelemnon daytoni

• 248028

  4 trait measurements

  Show

Melithaea andamanensis

• 230986

  3 trait measurements

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Melithaea arborea

• 235405

  4 trait measurements

  Show

Melithaea aurantia

• 254256

  4 trait measurements

  Show

Melithaea boninensis

• 235413

  4 trait measurements

  Show
• 235416

  3 trait measurements

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Melithaea corymbosa

• 235423

  4 trait measurements

  Show
• 235425

  Branching architecture

  net-like (cat)

  Show
• 235424

  4 trait measurements

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Melithaea davidi

• 236021

  Calyx width

  1 (mm)

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• 236018

  3 trait measurements

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Melithaea delicata

• 231014

  3 trait measurements

  Show
• 254875

  Calyx width

  1 (mm)

  Show

Melithaea doederleini

• 235436

  4 trait measurements

  Show

Melithaea flabellum

• 231022

  3 trait measurements

  Show

Melithaea frondosa

• 235444

  4 trait measurements

  Show

Melithaea habereri

• 235451

  4 trait measurements

  Show
• 235452

  Branching architecture

  net-like (cat)

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Melithaea isonoi

• 235458

  4 trait measurements

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• 235459

  3 trait measurements

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Melithaea japonica

• 235465

  4 trait measurements

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