Scytalium balssii

Biomechanical

• 583

  Axis presence

   observations

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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

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

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Ecological

• 584

  Feeding mechanism

  suspension feeder (cat)

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Morphological

• 104

  Coloniality

  colonial (cat)

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• 506

  Colony height

  22 (cm)

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• 206

  Growth form

  elongate with polyp leaves (cat)

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• 576

  Growth form (basic octocorallia)

  feather-like (cat)

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• 628

  Growth form (detailed octocorallia)

  feather-like (cat)

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• 571

  Number of tentacles per polyp

  8.00 (units)

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• 562

  Polyp dimorphism

  1.00 (bin)

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• 542

  Polyp height

  5.00 (mm)

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• 593

  Polyp leaves presence

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• 572

  Polyp retractability

  1.00 (bin)

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• 594

  Symmetry of rachis

  bilateral (cat)

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• 627

  Type of growth

  erect branched (cat)

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