Eunicea clavigera

ID: 2055

Family molecules: Plexauridae

Family morphology:

Class: Octocorallia

Aphia ID: 283238 (WoRMS)

Added by: Daniel Gomez Gras

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Traits

Biomechanical

583

Axis presence

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616

CaCO3 concentration in the axis

0.0022 (Ca2+ wt: dry wt)

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511

Calcareous sclerites presence

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619

Main non-scleritic skeletal component

Mg Calcite (cat)

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622

MgCO3 concentration in axis

85.36 (mol % in MgCa(CO3) 2 )

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620

Mg concentration in axis

0.0063 (Mg2+ wt: dry wt)

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632

Skeletal rigidity

semi-rigid (cat)

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617

Stiffness_Young's_modulus

6.26 (G dynes cm^-2)

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561

Type of skeleton

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Ecological

92

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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629

Light zone

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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

567

Branch diameter

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560

Branching architecture

irregular (cat)

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558

Calyx height

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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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571

Number of tentacles per polyp

8.00 (units)

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585

Polyp density

3.80 (units cm^-2)

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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

60

Growth rate

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128

Symbiodinium clade

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41

Zooxanthellate

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Reproductive

5

Mode of larval development

brooder (cat)

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11

Oocyte size at maturity

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12

Polyp fecundity

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8

Sexual system

gonochore (cat)

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