Siphonogorgia purpurea

Biomechanical

• 583

  Axis presence

  0.00 (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

  No axis, longitudinally disposed sclerites surround canals to form rigid branches (cat)

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Ecological

• 584

  Feeding mechanism

  suspension feeder (cat)

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• 97

  Water clarity preference

  clear (cat)

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• 96

  Wave exposure preference

  protected (cat)

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Morphological

• 104

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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• 206

  Growth form

  branched planar (cat)

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• 576

  Growth form (basic octocorallia)

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• 628

  Growth form (detailed octocorallia)

  branched planar (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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• 572

  Polyp retractability

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• 627

  Type of growth

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Physiological

• 41

  Zooxanthellate

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