Larval swimming speed

ID: 169

Class: Biomechanical

Description:

The swimming speed, typically the maximum, of coral larvae.

Standards:

• Speed (mm s^-1) default
• Speed (cm s^-1)
• Speed (cm min^-1)
• Speed (m s^-1)

Methodologies:

• Derived from textual description
• Observation in aquaria
• Timed distance

Editor: Andrew Baird (contact)

Observations

Agaricia tenuifolia

• 98020

  Larval swimming speed

  3.6 (mm s^-1)

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• 98021

  Larval swimming speed

  2.1 (mm s^-1)

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Coelastrea aspera

• 98031

  Larval swimming speed

  2.75 (mm s^-1)

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Cyphastrea ocellina

• 98025

  Larval swimming speed

  2.5 (mm s^-1)

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Dentomuricea meteor

• 207487

  Larval swimming speed

  0.24 (m s^-1)

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• 207488

  Larval swimming speed

  0.30 (m s^-1)

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Eunicella singularis

• 200533

  Larval swimming speed

  18.00 (cm min^-1)

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• 200534

  Larval swimming speed

  2.50 (cm min^-1)

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Galaxea horrescens

• 97873

  Larval swimming speed

  3.7 (mm s^-1)

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• 97857

  Larval swimming speed

  1.82 (mm s^-1)

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• 97861

  Larval swimming speed

  1.33 (mm s^-1)

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• 97860

  Larval swimming speed

  1.48 (mm s^-1)

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• 97846

  Larval swimming speed

  3.09 (mm s^-1)

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• 97872

  Larval swimming speed

  4 (mm s^-1)

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• 97862

  Larval swimming speed

  1.32 (mm s^-1)

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• 97879

  Larval swimming speed

  3.14 (mm s^-1)

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• 97871

  Larval swimming speed

  4.13 (mm s^-1)

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• 97875

  Larval swimming speed

  3.65 (mm s^-1)

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• 97880

  Larval swimming speed

  3.12 (mm s^-1)

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• 97874

  Larval swimming speed

  3.65 (mm s^-1)

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• 97876

  Larval swimming speed

  3.5 (mm s^-1)

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• 97877

  Larval swimming speed

  3.47 (mm s^-1)

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• 97849

  Larval swimming speed

  2.78 (mm s^-1)

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• 97856

  Larval swimming speed

  2.23 (mm s^-1)

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• 97852

  Larval swimming speed

  2.63 (mm s^-1)

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