Balticina finmarchica

ID: 2094

Family molecules: Balticinidae

Family morphology:

Class: Octocorallia

Aphia ID: 584787 (WoRMS)

Added by: Daniel Gomez Gras

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Traits

Biomechanical

583

Axis presence

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511

Calcareous sclerites presence

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598

Main skeletal component of sclerites

Calcite (CaCO3) (cat)

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632

Skeletal rigidity

semi-rigid (cat)

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561

Type of skeleton

Solid (scleroproteinaceous) axis with radially-layered non-scleritic calcareous material (cat)

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Ecological

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

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

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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539

Peduncle length

8.40 (cm)

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585

Polyp density

18 (units cm^-1)

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517

Polyp diameter

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562

Polyp dimorphism

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593

Polyp leaves presence

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572

Polyp retractability

1.00 (bin)

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594

Symmetry of rachis

bilateral (cat)

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513

Trunk diameter

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627

Type of growth

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Physiological

625

Axis radial growth rate

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507

Colony age

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60

Growth rate

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41

Zooxanthellate

azooxanthellate (cat)

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Reproductive

47

Age at maturity

4.00 (years)

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216

Colony fecundity

2050.00 (oocytes colony^-1)

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552

Frequency of reproduction

annual (cat)

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5

Mode of larval development

spawner (cat)

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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

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551

Reproductive period

April to August (month)

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Sexual system

gonochore (cat)

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46

Size at maturity

18.00 (cm)

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624

Spermatogenic cycle duration

9.00 (months)

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