Muriceopsis tuberculata

ID: 4835

Family molecules: Pterogorgiidae

Family morphology:

Class: Octocorallia

Aphia ID: 880119 (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

1.00 (bin)

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619

Main non-scleritic skeletal component

high Mg Calcite (cat)

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620

Mg concentration in axis

13.8 (mol %)

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632

Skeletal rigidity

semi-rigid (cat)

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561

Type of skeleton

Proteinaceous axis with hollow, cross-chambered central core (unmineralized) (cat)

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Ecological

579

Depth zone

observations

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584

Feeding mechanism

suspension feeder (cat)

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629

Light zone

observations

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Geographical

564

Climate zone

tropical (cat)

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578

Marine province

Gulf of Guinea (cat)

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577

Marine realm

Tropical Atlantic (cat)

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40

Ocean basin

Atlantic (cat)

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Morphological

104

Coloniality

colonial (cat)

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576

Growth form (basic octocorallia)

arborescent (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

1.00 (bin)

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627

Type of growth

erect branched (cat)

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Physiological

41

Zooxanthellate

zooxanthellate (cat)

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