Xenia distorta

ID: 3565

Family molecules: Xeniidae

Family morphology:

Class: Octocorallia

Aphia ID: 287871 (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

observations

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632

Skeletal rigidity

soft (cat)

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561

Type of skeleton

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Ecological

92

Depth lower

20.00 (m)

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91

Depth upper

1.00 (m)

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579

Depth zone

shallow (cat)

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584

Feeding mechanism

suspension feeder (cat)

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97

Water clarity preference

clear (cat)

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96

Wave exposure preference

exposed (cat)

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Geographical

564

Climate zone

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40

Ocean basin

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Morphological

104

Coloniality

colonial (cat)

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506

Colony height

2.50 (cm)

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631

Colony width

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206

Growth form

cylindrical or clavate colonies, sometimes branched, with dome-shaped subunits (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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Physiological

41

Zooxanthellate

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