Spongodes merleti

Biomechanical

• 583

  Axis presence

  0.00 (bin)

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• 511

  Calcareous sclerites presence

  1.00 (bin)

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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

• 584

  Feeding mechanism

  suspension feeder (cat)

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Geographical

• 564

  Climate zone

  tropical (cat)

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• 40

  Ocean basin

  Pacific (cat)

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Morphological

• 104

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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• 206

  Growth form

  arborescent (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

  0.00 (bin)

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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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