Rhodaniridogorgia fragilis

ID: 3697

Family molecules: Chrysogorgiidae

Family morphology:

Class: Octocorallia

Aphia ID: 290985 (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

2229.00 (m)

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Geographical

564

Climate zone

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578

Marine province

Cold Temperate Northwest Atlantic (cat)

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577

Marine realm

Temperate Northern Atlantic (cat)

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40

Ocean basin

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Morphological

560

Branching architecture

sympodial (cat)

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104

Coloniality

colonial (cat)

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631

Colony width

80 (mm)

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592

Distance between polyps

6.50 (mm)

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206

Growth form

axis monopodial, spiraling upward, with undivided branches emanating from one side of axis (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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517

Polyp diameter

1.25 (mm)

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562

Polyp dimorphism

0.00 (bin)

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542

Polyp height

1.50 (mm)

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572

Polyp retractability

0.00 (bin)

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529

Tentacle length

2 (mm)

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627

Type of growth

erect branched (cat)

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Physiological

41

Zooxanthellate

azooxanthellate (cat)

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