Anthelia gracilis

ID: 3490

Family molecules: Xeniidae

Family morphology:

Class: Octocorallia

Aphia ID: 210001 (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

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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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Geographical

564

Climate zone

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578

Marine province

Western Indian Ocean (cat)

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577

Marine realm

Western Indo-Pacific (cat)

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40

Ocean basin

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Morphological

104

Coloniality

colonial (cat)

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206

Growth form

membranous, with long slender fleshy stalks with crown of prominent greenish feathered branches at tip (cat)

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576

Growth form (basic octocorallia)

membranous (sheet-like) (cat)

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628

Growth form (detailed octocorallia)

membranous (sheet-like) (cat)

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571

Number of tentacles per polyp

8.00 (units)

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517

Polyp diameter

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562

Polyp dimorphism

0.00 (bin)

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542

Polyp height

10 (mm)

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572

Polyp retractability

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627

Type of growth

horizontal unbranched (cat)

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Physiological

41

Zooxanthellate

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