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

uncertain taxon_Cespitularia hypotentaculata

• 226798

  4 trait measurements

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• 226814

  Polyp retractability

  0.00 (bin)

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• 226854

  Ocean basin

  Pacific (cat)

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uncertain taxon_Cespitularia infirmata

• 226855

  Ocean basin

  Pacific (cat)

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• 226847

  Water clarity preference

  both (cat)

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• 226839

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 226831

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 226815

  Polyp retractability

  0.00 (bin)

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• 226807

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 226863

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 226799

  4 trait measurements

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• 226791

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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uncertain taxon_Cespitularia mantoni

• 226774

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 226780

  Wave exposure preference

  exposed (cat)

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• 226778

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 226782

  Wave exposure preference

  exposed (cat)

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• 226786

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 226776

  Polyp retractability

  0.00 (bin)

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• 226766

  4 trait measurements

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• 226770

  Asexual reproduction mode

  budding (cat)

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• 226772

  Type of skeleton

  No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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• 226784

  Ocean basin

  Pacific (cat)

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uncertain taxon_Cespitularia quadriserta

• 226840

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 226832

  Zooxanthellate

  zooxanthellate (cat)

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• 226848

  Water clarity preference

  both (cat)

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