Melithaea biserialis

Biomechanical

• 583

  Axis presence

  1.00 (bin)

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• 511

  Calcareous sclerites presence

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• 632

  Skeletal rigidity

  semi-rigid (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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• 629

  Light zone

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• 96

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (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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• 506

  Colony height

  30 (cm)

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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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• 562

  Polyp dimorphism

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• 572

  Polyp retractability

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• 627

  Type of growth

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Physiological

• 60

  Growth rate

  1 (cm month^-1)

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• 41

  Zooxanthellate

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Reproductive

• 552

  Frequency of reproduction

  annual (cat)

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• 515

  Larval length

  300 (µm)

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• 5

  Mode of larval development

  brooder (cat)

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• 11

  Oocyte size at maturity

  240 (µm)

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• 623

  Oogenic cycle duration

  12.00 (months)

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• 184

  Propagule size on release

  300 (µm)

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• 551

  Reproductive period

  March to July (cat)

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• 8

  Sexual system

  gonochore (cat)

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