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

Melithaea braueri

• 227633

  Type of skeleton

  Jointed axis with solid calcareous inter-nodes (fused or consolidated sclerites within a calcite matrix) alternating with proteinaceous nodes with sclerites (cat)

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• 227403

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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Melithaea caledonica

• 227749

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 227634

  Type of skeleton

  Jointed axis with solid calcareous inter-nodes (fused or consolidated sclerites within a calcite matrix) alternating with proteinaceous nodes with sclerites (cat)

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• 227519

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 211268

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 227404

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 211383

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 227919

  2 trait measurements

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Melithaea capensis

• 227520

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 227405

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 227635

  Type of skeleton

  Jointed axis with solid calcareous inter-nodes (fused or consolidated sclerites within a calcite matrix) alternating with proteinaceous nodes with sclerites (cat)

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• 227920

  2 trait measurements

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• 211269

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 227750

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 211384

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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Melithaea cervicornis

• 227406

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 227921

  2 trait measurements

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• 211385

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 227521

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 227636

  Type of skeleton

  Jointed axis with solid calcareous inter-nodes (fused or consolidated sclerites within a calcite matrix) alternating with proteinaceous nodes with sclerites (cat)

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• 211270

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 227751

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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Melithaea cinquemiglia

• 227730

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 227900

  2 trait measurements

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