Nicella gracilis

ID: 3765

Family molecules: Ellisellidae

Family morphology:

Class: Octocorallia

Aphia ID: 286170 (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

Solid (scleroproteinaceous) axis with radially-layered non-scleritic calcareous material (cat)

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Ecological

92

Depth lower

481 (m)

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91

Depth upper

60 (m)

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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

146.00 (m)

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Geographical

564

Climate zone

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578

Marine province

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577

Marine realm

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40

Ocean basin

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Morphological

560

Branching architecture

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558

Calyx height

0.8 (mm)

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104

Coloniality

colonial (cat)

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506

Colony height

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631

Colony width

20 (cm)

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206

Growth form

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576

Growth form (basic octocorallia)

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628

Growth form (detailed octocorallia)

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571

Number of tentacles per polyp

8.00 (units)

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562

Polyp dimorphism

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572

Polyp retractability

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513

Trunk diameter

6.2 (mm)

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627

Type of growth

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Physiological

41

Zooxanthellate

azooxanthellate (cat)

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