Muricea echinata

ID: 5624

Family molecules: Plexauridae

Family morphology:

Class: Octocorallia

Aphia ID: 287558 (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

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

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Ecological

579

Depth zone

shallow (cat)

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584

Feeding mechanism

suspension feeder (cat)

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Geographical

564

Climate zone

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578

Marine province

Tropical East Pacific (cat)

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577

Marine realm

Tropical Eastern Pacific (cat)

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40

Ocean basin

Pacific (cat)

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Morphological

560

Branching architecture

lateral and irregular (cat)

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558

Calyx height

3.50 (mm)

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565

Calyx width

1.50 (mm)

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104

Coloniality

colonial (cat)

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506

Colony height

observations

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631

Colony width

observations

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206

Growth form

bushy (cat)

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576

Growth form (basic octocorallia)

observations

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628

Growth form (detailed octocorallia)

bushy/tree-like (TYPE rigid/semirigid) (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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513

Trunk diameter

8 (mm)

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627

Type of growth

observations

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