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 planoregularis

• 211318

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 227569

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 227969

  2 trait measurements

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• 227454

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 227799

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 227684

  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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Melithaea pulchella

• 211434

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 227570

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 227800

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 227685

  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)

  Show
• 227970

  2 trait measurements

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• 227455

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

  Show
• 211319

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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Melithaea pulchra

• 227571

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 211435

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 211320

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 227801

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 227456

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 227686

  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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• 227971

  2 trait measurements

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Melithaea ramulosa

• 227802

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 227972

  2 trait measurements

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• 227687

  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)

  Show
• 227457

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 211321

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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