Metallogorgia melanotrichos

ID: 2263

Family molecules: Chrysogorgiidae

Family morphology:

Class: Octocorallia

Aphia ID: 125355 (WoRMS)

Added by: Daniel Gomez Gras

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Traits

Biomechanical

583

Axis presence

1.00 (bin)

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511

Calcareous sclerites presence

observations

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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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568

Type locality depth

778.00 (m)

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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

monopodial dichotomous (cat)

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104

Coloniality

colonial (cat)

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506

Colony height

76 (cm)

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631

Colony width

18 (cm)

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206

Growth form

stem with branches occurring only in the distal stem (cat)

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576

Growth form (basic octocorallia)

arborescent (cat)

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628

Growth form (detailed octocorallia)

arborescent (with terminal branching) (cat)

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571

Number of tentacles per polyp

8.00 (units)

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562

Polyp dimorphism

0.00 (bin)

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542

Polyp height

1.75 (mm)

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572

Polyp retractability

0.00 (bin)

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513

Trunk diameter

2.7 (mm)

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627

Type of growth

erect branched (cat)

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Physiological

41

Zooxanthellate

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Reproductive

11

Oocyte size at maturity

367.00 (µm)

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8

Sexual system

gonochore (cat)

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