Observation record

ID: 256601

Species: Subergorgia suberosa

Original species entered: 288010 (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

• 336891

  Food sources

  Zooplankton (cat)

  Raw value

  Observation in aquaria
  
  
• 336892

  Flow rate

  8 (cm s^-1)

  Raw value

  Observation in aquaria
  
  
• 336893

  Capture rate

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

  Raw value

  Observation in aquaria
  
  
• 336897

  Polyp density

  20.6 (units cm^-2)

  Raw value

  Dissecting microscope
  
  
• 336898

  Colony height

  15 (cm)

  Raw value

  Dissecting microscope
  
  
• 336894

  Total number of polyps

  1354 (units)

  Mean

  Image analysis
  
  
  74 (Standard deviation)

  replicates: 10
• 336895

  Polyp height

  5.19 (mm)

  Mean

  Dissecting microscope
  
  
  0.31 (Standard deviation)

  replicates: 10
• 336896

  Polyp diameter

  5.17 (mm)

  Mean

  Dissecting microscope
  
  
  0.22 (Standard deviation)

  replicates: 10