Heteroxenia fuscescens

ID: 2235

Family molecules: Xeniidae

Family morphology:

Class: Octocorallia

Aphia ID: 210004 (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

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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

Phytoplankton (microalgae) (cat)

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629

Light zone

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97

Water clarity preference

clear (cat)

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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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631

Colony width

4.50 (cm)

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206

Growth form

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576

Growth form (basic octocorallia)

arborescent (cat)

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628

Growth form (detailed octocorallia)

arborescent (with domed capitula) (cat)

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571

Number of tentacles per polyp

8.00 (units)

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562

Polyp dimorphism

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572

Polyp retractability

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627

Type of growth

erect branched (cat)

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Physiological

128

Symbiodinium clade

C (cat)

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41

Zooxanthellate

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Reproductive

47

Age at maturity

1 (years)

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515

Larval length

1.5 (mm)

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5

Mode of larval development

brooder (cat)

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11

Oocyte size at maturity

observations

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184

Propagule size on release

1.5 (mm)

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551

Reproductive period

continuous (cat)

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8

Sexual system

hermaphroditic (cat)

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46

Size at maturity

5 (mm)

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