Muricea californica

ID: 2009

Family molecules: Plexauridae

Family morphology:

Class: Octocorallia

Aphia ID: 287556 (WoRMS)

Added by: Daniel Gomez Gras

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Traits

Biomechanical

583

Axis presence

1.00 (bin)

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511

Calcareous sclerites presence

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632

Skeletal rigidity

semi-rigid (cat)

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561

Type of skeleton

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

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Ecological

92

Depth lower

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91

Depth upper

1 (m)

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579

Depth zone

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584

Feeding mechanism

suspension feeder (cat)

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629

Light zone

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568

Type locality depth

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Geographical

564

Climate zone

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578

Marine province

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577

Marine realm

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40

Ocean basin

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Morphological

560

Branching architecture

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558

Calyx height

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565

Calyx width

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104

Coloniality

colonial (cat)

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506

Colony height

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631

Colony width

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206

Growth form

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576

Growth form (basic octocorallia)

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628

Growth form (detailed octocorallia)

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571

Number of tentacles per polyp

8.00 (units)

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562

Polyp dimorphism

0.00 (bin)

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572

Polyp retractability

1.00 (bin)

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513

Trunk diameter

4.32 (cm)

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627

Type of growth

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Physiological

507

Colony age

70.00 (years)

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60

Growth rate

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41

Zooxanthellate

zooxanthellate (cat)

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Reproductive

47

Age at maturity

10 (years)

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552

Frequency of reproduction

annual (cat)

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515

Larval length

1.50 (mm)

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516

Larval width

0.50 (mm)

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5

Mode of larval development

brooder (cat)

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11

Oocyte size at maturity

800 (µm)

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12

Polyp fecundity

1.60 (units)

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551

Reproductive period

September to February (cat)

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Sexual system

gonochore (cat)

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46

Size at maturity

25 (cm)

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