Plexaura homomalla

Biomechanical

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  Axis presence

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• 616

  CaCO3 concentration in the axis

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• 511

  Calcareous sclerites presence

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• 615

  Ca/Mg ratio in sclerites

  7.18 (mol:mol)

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• 169

  Larval swimming speed

  0.50 (cm s^-1)

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• 619

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

  Mg Calcite (cat)

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• 622

  MgCO3 concentration in axis

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• 632

  Skeletal rigidity

  semi-rigid (cat)

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• 617

  Stiffness_Young's_modulus

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• 561

  Type of skeleton

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

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Ecological

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  Depth lower

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• 91

  Depth upper

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• 579

  Depth zone

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• 584

  Feeding mechanism

  suspension feeder (cat)

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• 599

  Food sources

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• 629

  Light zone

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Geographical

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  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

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  Branch diameter

  4.5 (mm)

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• 560

  Branching architecture

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• 558

  Calyx height

  0.75 (mm)

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• 104

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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• 506

  Colony height

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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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• 627

  Type of growth

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Physiological

• 602

  Capture rate

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• 60

  Growth rate

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• 559

  Photosynthesis/respiration ratio (P/R)

  0.85 (x:y)

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• 128

  Symbiodinium clade

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• 41

  Zooxanthellate

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Reproductive

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  Mode of larval development

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• 11

  Oocyte size at maturity

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• 623

  Oogenic cycle duration

  18.00 (months)

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• 12

  Polyp fecundity

  2.00 (units)

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• 184

  Propagule size on release

  700.00 (µm)

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• 551

  Reproductive period

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• 8

  Sexual system

  gonochore (cat)

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• 237

  Spawning date

  21/07/2019 (date)

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