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 lepida | Polyp dimorphism | Morphological | 2 | bin | Global estimate | - | - | Trait value derived from Fabricius and Alderslade (2001) textual descriptions, mostly made at the genus level |
| Octocorallia | Xenia lepida | Polyp height | Morphological | 28 | mm | Pointe Lokombe, Nosy Bé, Madagascar, Indian Ocean | 13.42564 | 48.31328 | Dissecting microscope |
| Octocorallia | Xenia lepida | Polyp height | Morphological | 28 | mm | Global estimate | - | - | Dissecting microscope |
| Octocorallia | Xenia lepida | Polyp retractability | Morphological | 2 | bin | Global estimate | - | - | Trait value derived from Fabricius and Alderslade (2001) textual descriptions, mostly made at the genus level |
| Octocorallia | Xenia lepida | Tentacle length | Morphological | 28 | mm | Pointe Lokombe, Nosy Bé, Madagascar, Indian Ocean | 13.42564 | 48.31328 | Derived from textual description |
| Octocorallia | Xenia lepida | Tentacle length | Morphological | 28 | mm | Global estimate | - | - | Dissecting microscope |
| Octocorallia | Xenia lepida | Trunk diameter | Morphological | 28 | mm | Pointe Lokombe, Nosy Bé, Madagascar, Indian Ocean | 13.42564 | 48.31328 | Examination of collected specimens |
| Octocorallia | Xenia lepida | Type of growth | Morphological | 10 | cat | Global estimate | - | - | Examination of collected specimens |
| Octocorallia | Xenia lepida | Type of growth | Morphological | 10 | cat | Global estimate | - | - | Examination of collected specimens |
| Octocorallia | Xenia lepida | Zooxanthellate | Physiological | 10 | cat | Global estimate | - | - | Trait value derived from Fabricius and Alderslade (2001) textual descriptions, mostly made at the genus level |