Polyp height

ID: 542

Class: Morphological

Description:

The height of the polyp (sometimes referred as length). Different authors give different measurements and proxies for this trait (e.g., some report the size of the contracted polyps, whereas others report the size of the entire polyp, including tentacles). In some cases, this information is not given. Number of measured replicates is often lacking as well. Thus, observation notes in the database and original sources should be checked when using this trait for comparative analyses among species.

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Editor: Daniel Gomez Gras (contact)

Observations

Litophyton viridis

Lobophytum depressum

Lobophytum microspiculatum

Macroprimnoa ornata

Malacacanthus capensis

Malacobelemnon daytoni

Melithaea ochracea

Menella praelonga

Metallogorgia macrospina

Metallogorgia melanotrichos

Metallogorgia splendens

Metallogorgia tenuis

Mirostenella articulata

Muriceides collaris

Muriceides hirta

Nanalcyon sagamiense

Narella abyssalis

Narella alaskensis

Narella alata