Observation record

ID: 200495

Species: Primnoa resedaeformis

Original species entered: 125411 (WoRMS)

Location: NE Channel, Canada

Primary resource: Mortensen, P. B., & Buhl-Mortensen, L. (2005) Morphology and growth of the deep-water gorgonians Primnoa resedaeformis and Paragorgia arborea.

Contributor: Daniel Gomez Gras

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Measurements

• 251473

  Colony height

  180.00 (cm)

  Maximum

  Image analysis
  
  
• 251472

  Colony age

  61.00 (years)

  Maximum

  Growth rings count
  
  
• 251475

  Growth rate

  1.70 (cm yr^-1)

  Mean

  Growth rate estimated from length-age growth functions
  
  
  (Not given)

  replicates: 37
• 251476

  Polyp density

  2.90 (units cm^-2)

  Mean

  no method
  (Not given)

  replicates: 5
• 251474

  Trunk diameter

  18.50 (mm)

  Median

  Callipers
  
  
  3.00 - 34.00 (Range)

  replicates: 37
• 251471

  Water depth

  347.00 (m)

  Median

  Depth gauge
  
  
  196.00 - 498.00 (Range)