Calyptrophora alpha

ID: 4023

Family molecules: Primnoidae

Family morphology:

Class: Octocorallia

Aphia ID: 883727 (WoRMS)

Added by: Daniel Gomez Gras

Back

No map

External searches for this species name:

Traits

Biomechanical

583

Axis presence

1.00 (bin)

Show
511

Calcareous sclerites presence

1.00 (bin)

Show
632

Skeletal rigidity

semi-rigid (cat)

Show
561

Type of skeleton

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

Show

Ecological

579

Depth zone

deep (cat)

Show
584

Feeding mechanism

suspension feeder (cat)

Show
629

Light zone

aphotic (cat)

Show

Geographical

564

Climate zone

tropical (cat)

Show
578

Marine province

Hawaii (cat)

Show
577

Marine realm

Eastern Indo-Pacific (cat)

Show
40

Ocean basin

Pacific (cat)

Show

Morphological

560

Branching architecture

dichotomous (cat)

Show
104

Coloniality

colonial (cat)

Show
206

Growth form

branched planar (cat)

Show
576

Growth form (basic octocorallia)

arborescent (cat)

Show
628

Growth form (detailed octocorallia)

branched planar (cat)

Show
571

Number of tentacles per polyp

8.00 (units)

Show
562

Polyp dimorphism

0.00 (bin)

Show
572

Polyp retractability

0.00 (bin)

Show
627

Type of growth

erect branched (cat)

Show

Physiological

41

Zooxanthellate

azooxanthellate (cat)

Show