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 mucosa | Growth form | Morphological | 10 | cat | Global estimate | - | - | Examination of collected specimens |
| Octocorallia | Xenia mucosa | Growth form_ basic | Morphological | 10 | cat | Global estimate | - | - | Examination of collected specimens |
| Octocorallia | Xenia mucosa | Growth form_detailed | Morphological | 10 | cat | Global estimate | - | - | Examination of collected specimens |
| Octocorallia | Xenia mucosa | Number of tentacles per polyp | Morphological | 6 | units | Global estimate | - | - | Species-specific trait value inherited from Class Octocorallia |
| Octocorallia | Xenia mucosa | 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 mucosa | Polyp height | Morphological | 28 | mm | Laing Island, Bismarck Sea | -4.173135 | 144.873364 | Dissecting microscope |
| Octocorallia | Xenia mucosa | 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 mucosa | Tentacle length | Morphological | 28 | mm | Laing Island, Bismarck Sea | -4.173135 | 144.873364 | Derived from textual description |
| Octocorallia | Xenia mucosa | Trunk diameter | Morphological | 28 | mm | Laing Island, Bismarck Sea | -4.173135 | 144.873364 | Examination of collected specimens |
| Octocorallia | Xenia mucosa | Type of growth | Morphological | 10 | cat | Global estimate | - | - | Examination of collected specimens |