Observation record

ID: 256599

Species: Acanthogorgia vegae

Original species entered: 286094 (WoRMS)

Location: Global estimate

Primary resource: Lin, M. & Dai, C. (1993) The effects of flow on feeding of three gorgonians from southern Taiwan.

Contributor: Daniel Gomez Gras

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Measurements

• 336875

  Food sources

  Zooplankton (cat)

  Raw value

  Observation in aquaria
  
  
• 336876

  Flow rate

  8 (cm s^-1)

  Raw value

  Observation in aquaria
  
  
• 336877

  Capture rate

  1363 (prey colony^-1 h^-1)

  Raw value

  Observation in aquaria
  
  
• 336881

  Polyp density

  50.1 (units cm^-2)

  Raw value

  Dissecting microscope
  
  
• 336882

  Colony height

  15 (cm)

  Raw value

  Dissecting microscope
  
  
• 336879

  Polyp height

  3.02 (mm)

  Mean

  Dissecting microscope
  
  
  0.25 (Standard deviation)

  replicates: 10
• 336878

  Total number of polyps

  4628 (units)

  Mean

  Image analysis
  
  
  440 (Standard deviation)

  replicates: 10
• 336880

  Polyp diameter

  2.96 (mm)

  Mean

  Dissecting microscope
  
  
  0.18 (Standard deviation)

  replicates: 10