Gersemia fruticosa

ID: 2101

Family molecules: Alcyoniidae

Family morphology:

Class: Octocorallia

Aphia ID: 156101 (WoRMS)

Added by: Daniel Gomez Gras

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Traits

Biomechanical

583

Axis presence

0.00 (bin)

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511

Calcareous sclerites presence

observations

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632

Skeletal rigidity

soft (cat)

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561

Type of skeleton

No axis, unconsolidated sclerites embedded in tissue (cat)

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Ecological

574

Colony contractability

1 (bin)

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579

Depth zone

observations

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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

560

Branching architecture

glomerate (cat)

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104

Coloniality

colonial (cat)

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506

Colony height

10 (cm)

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206

Growth form

tree-like (cat)

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576

Growth form (basic octocorallia)

arborescent (cat)

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628

Growth form (detailed octocorallia)

bushy/tree-like (TYPE soft) (cat)

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571

Number of tentacles per polyp

8.00 (units)

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562

Polyp dimorphism

observations

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542

Polyp height

8 (mm)

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572

Polyp retractability

0.00 (bin)

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627

Type of growth

erect branched (cat)

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Physiological

41

Zooxanthellate

azooxanthellate (cat)

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Reproductive

515

Larval length

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516

Larval width

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5

Mode of larval development

brooder (cat)

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