Leptogorgia virgulata

Biomechanical

• 583

  Axis presence

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• 616

  CaCO3 concentration in the axis

  0.094 (Ca2+ wt: dry wt)

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• 511

  Calcareous sclerites presence

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• 619

  Main non-scleritic skeletal component

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• 598

  Main skeletal component of sclerites

  Calcite (CaCO3) (cat)

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• 622

  MgCO3 concentration in axis

  37.4 (mol % in MgCa(CO3) 2 )

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• 620

  Mg concentration in axis

  0.034 (Mg2+ wt: dry wt)

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• 632

  Skeletal rigidity

  semi-rigid (cat)

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• 617

  Stiffness_Young's_modulus

  35.49 (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

  2.11 (mm)

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• 560

  Branching architecture

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• 104

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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• 506

  Colony height

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• 592

  Distance between polyps

  1.20 (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

  0.58 (mm)

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• 562

  Polyp dimorphism

  0.00 (bin)

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• 572

  Polyp retractability

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• 513

  Trunk diameter

  5 (mm)

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• 627

  Type of growth

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Physiological

• 625

  Axis radial growth rate

  0.62 (mm yr^-1)

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• 507

  Colony age

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• 60

  Growth rate

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• 41

  Zooxanthellate

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Reproductive

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  Age at maturity

  2.00 (years)

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• 5

  Mode of larval development

  spawner (cat)

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• 11

  Oocyte size at maturity

  600.00 (µm)

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• 536

  Planktonic phase duration in larvae

  10.50 (days)

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• 551

  Reproductive period

  April to October (cat)

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  Sexual system

  gonochore (cat)

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• 46

  Size at maturity

  14.00 (cm)

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