Methodology: Trait value derived from Fabricius and Alderslade (2001)

ID: 321

Description:

Trait value derived from Fabricius and Alderslade (2001) textual descriptions, mostly made at the genus level

Used for traits:

• Calcareous sclerites presence
• Type of skeleton
• Colony contractability
• Depth lower
• Depth upper
• Depth zone
• Light zone
• Water clarity preference
• Wave exposure preference
• Climate zone
• Marine province
• Marine realm
• Ocean basin
• Branching architecture
• Colony height
• Colony width
• Growth form
• Growth form (basic octocorallia)
• Growth form (detailed octocorallia)
• Polyp diameter
• Polyp dimorphism
• Polyp retractability
• Trunk diameter
• Type of growth
• Zooxanthellate
• Asexual reproduction mode

Added by: Daniel Gomez Gras

Observations using this methodology

Dendronephthya palmata

• 225067

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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Dendronephthya parvula

• 224823

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 224578

  Polyp retractability

  0.00 (bin)

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• 224333

  Colony contractability

  1 (bin)

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• 210859

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 208477

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 208730

  4 trait measurements

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• 225068

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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Dendronephthya pectinata

• 224579

  Polyp retractability

  0.00 (bin)

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• 224334

  Colony contractability

  1 (bin)

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• 224824

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

  Show
• 210860

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

  Show
• 208478

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

  Show
• 208731

  4 trait measurements

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• 225069

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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Dendronephthya pellucida Henderson_1909

• 224335

  Colony contractability

  1 (bin)

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• 224580

  Polyp retractability

  0.00 (bin)

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• 224825

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 210861

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

  Show
• 208479

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 208732

  4 trait measurements

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• 225070

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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Dendronephthya pellucida_Utinomi_1952

• 286810

  4 trait measurements

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• 286809

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 286811

  2 trait measurements

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