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 | Rumphella antipathes | Calcareous sclerites presence | Biomechanical | 2 | bin | Global estimate | - | - | Species-specific value inherited from genus level |
| Octocorallia | Rumphella antipathes | Calcareous sclerites presence | Biomechanical | 2 | bin | Global estimate | - | - | Microscopy |
| Octocorallia | Rumphella antipathes | Calcareous sclerites presence | Biomechanical | 2 | bin | Global estimate | - | - | Trait value derived from Fabricius and Alderslade (2001) textual descriptions, mostly made at the genus level |
| Octocorallia | Rumphella antipathes | Axis presence | Biomechanical | 2 | bin | Global estimate | - | - | Species-specific value inherited from genus level |
| Octocorallia | Rumphella antipathes | Feeding mechanism | Ecological | 10 | cat | Global estimate | - | - | Species-specific trait value inherited from Class Octocorallia |
| Octocorallia | Rumphella aggregata | Zooxanthellate | Physiological | 10 | cat | Praslin Island, Seychelles | -4.3 | 55.68333 | Microscopy |
| Octocorallia | Rumphella aggregata | Zooxanthellate | Physiological | 10 | cat | Global estimate | - | - | Trait value derived from Fabricius and Alderslade (2001) textual descriptions, mostly made at the genus level |
| Octocorallia | Rumphella aggregata | Symbiont density | Physiological | st63 | units 10^3 polyp^-1 | Praslin Island, Seychelles | -4.3 | 55.68333 | Haemocytometer chamber |
| Octocorallia | Rumphella aggregata | Photosynthesis/respiration ratio (P/R) | Physiological | 66 | x:y | Praslin Island, Seychelles | -4.3 | 55.68333 | Dark/light bottle method (Sorokin, 1984) |
| Octocorallia | Rumphella aggregata | Gross photosynthesis | Physiological | st65 | µg C g^-1 dry colony weight d^-1 | Praslin Island, Seychelles | -4.3 | 55.68333 | Dark/light bottle method (Sorokin, 1984) |