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

Sclerophytum abhishiktae

• 222961

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222786

  Colony contractability

  1 (bin)

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• 220706

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 220858

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 220554

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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Sclerophytum abruptum

• 221058

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 222958

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222783

  Colony contractability

  1 (bin)

  Show
• 221081

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

  Show
• 221035

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 221531

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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Sclerophytum acetabulatum

• 220555

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 222787

  Colony contractability

  1 (bin)

  Show
• 221535

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

  Show
• 222962

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 220707

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

  Show
• 220859

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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Sclerophytum acutum

• 221536

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 220860

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 220708

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 222963

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 222788

  Colony contractability

  1 (bin)

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• 220556

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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Sclerophytum agilis

• 220557

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 221537

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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