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

Acanthogorgia flabellum

• 228082

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 210211

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 228138

  Polyp retractability

  0.00 (bin)

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• 228250

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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Acanthogorgia fusca

• 228195

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 210267

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 228139

  Polyp retractability

  0.00 (bin)

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• 210157

  4 trait measurements

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• 228083

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

  Show
• 228251

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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• 210212

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 228027

  2 trait measurements

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Acanthogorgia glyphica

• 228196

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 210158

  4 trait measurements

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• 228140

  Polyp retractability

  0.00 (bin)

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• 210268

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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• 228028

  2 trait measurements

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• 228252

  Type of skeleton

  Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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• 228084

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 210213

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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Acanthogorgia gotoensis

• 228197

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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• 228085

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 210214

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 210159

  4 trait measurements

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• 210269

  Zooxanthellate

  azooxanthellate (cat)

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