Muricea muricata

Biomechanical

• 583

  Axis presence

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• 616

  CaCO3 concentration in the axis

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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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• 598

  Main skeletal component of sclerites

  Calcite (CaCO3) (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

• 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

  2.82 (mm)

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• 560

  Branching architecture

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• 104

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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• 506

  Colony height

  8.00 (in.)

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• 592

  Distance between polyps

  1.12 (mm)

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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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• 517

  Polyp diameter

  0.73 (mm)

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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

• 128

  Symbiodinium clade

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• 41

  Zooxanthellate

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