In this module, we integrated phenotypic data from multiple sources, such as The Octocoral Trait Database, Marine Species Traits from WoRMS and The Pelagic Species Trait Database.
| Class | Species | Trait Name | Trait Type | Value | Trait Unit | Region | Latitude | Longitude | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octocorallia | Xenia elongata | Gross photosynthesis | Physiological | st64 | µg O2 g^-1 wet colony weight h^-1 | Heron Island, GBR | -23.44 | 151.91 | Dark/light bottle method (Sorokin, 1984) |
| Octocorallia | Xenia elongata | Gross photosynthesis | Physiological | st65 | µg C g^-1 dry colony weight d^-1 | Heron Island, GBR | -23.44 | 151.91 | Dark/light bottle method (Sorokin, 1984) |
| Octocorallia | Xenia elongata | Photosynthesis/respiration ratio (P/R) | Physiological | 66 | x:y | Heron Island, GBR | -23.44 | 151.91 | Dark/light bottle method (Sorokin, 1984) |
| Octocorallia | Xenia elongata | Zooxanthellate | Physiological | 10 | cat | Global estimate | - | - | Trait value derived from Fabricius and Alderslade (2001) textual descriptions, mostly made at the genus level |
| Octocorallia | Xenia elongata | Zooxanthellate | Physiological | 10 | cat | Heron Island, GBR | -23.44 | 151.91 | Microscopy |
| Octocorallia | Xenia elongata | Zooxanthellate | Physiological | 10 | cat | Global estimate | - | - | Species-specific value inherited from genus level |
| Octocorallia | Xenia felicianoi | Axis presence | Biomechanical | 2 | bin | Global estimate | - | - | Species-specific value inherited from genus level |
| Octocorallia | Xenia felicianoi | Calcareous sclerites presence | Biomechanical | 2 | bin | Global estimate | - | - | Microscopy |
| Octocorallia | Xenia felicianoi | Calcareous sclerites presence | Biomechanical | 2 | bin | Global estimate | - | - | Species-specific value inherited from genus level |
| Octocorallia | Xenia felicianoi | Skeletal rigidity | Biomechanical | 10 | cat | Global estimate | - | - | Derived from type of skeleton trait values |