Anthothela echinata

ID: 5022

Family molecules: Alcyoniidae

Family morphology:

Class: Octocorallia

Aphia ID: 1472279 (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

1.00 (bin)

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632

Skeletal rigidity

semi-rigid (cat)

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561

Type of skeleton

Axial-like layer (i.e., unconsolidated axis) formed by sclerites, with coenenchyme subdivided into medulla and cortex (cat)

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Ecological

579

Depth zone

deep (cat)

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584

Feeding mechanism

suspension feeder (cat)

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629

Light zone

aphotic (cat)

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Geographical

564

Climate zone

temperate (cat)

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578

Marine province

Northern New Zealand (cat)

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577

Marine realm

Temperate Australasia (cat)

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40

Ocean basin

Pacific (cat)

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Morphological

104

Coloniality

colonial (cat)

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571

Number of tentacles per polyp

8.00 (units)

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562

Polyp dimorphism

observations

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572

Polyp retractability

observations

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Physiological

41

Zooxanthellate

observations

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