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 | Acanthacis austera | Growth form_detailed | Morphological | 10 | cat | Global estimate | - | - | Derived from textual description |
| Octocorallia | Acanthoaxis wirtzi | Calcareous sclerites presence | Biomechanical | 2 | bin | Global estimate | - | - | Microscopy |
| Octocorallia | Acanthacis austera | Growth form_ basic | Morphological | 10 | cat | Global estimate | - | - | Derived from textual description |
| Octocorallia | Acanthacis austera | Growth form | Morphological | 10 | cat | Global estimate | - | - | Derived from textual description |
| Octocorallia | Acanthacis austera | Colony height | Morphological | 29 | cm | Granada, Caribbean Sea | 12.122688 | -61.682381 | Derived from textual description |
| Octocorallia | Acanthacis austera | Coloniality | Morphological | 10 | cat | Global estimate | - | - | Species-specific trait value inherited from Class Octocorallia |
| Octocorallia | Acanthacis austera | Ocean basin | Geographical | 10 | cat | Global estimate | - | - | Extracted from OBIS_Accessed in November_2023 |
| Octocorallia | Acanthacis austera | Ocean basin | Geographical | 10 | cat | Global estimate | - | - | observation_field |
| Octocorallia | Acanthacis austera | Marine realm | Geographical | 10 | cat | Global estimate | - | - | Extracted from OBIS_Accessed in November_2023 |
| Octocorallia | Acanthogorgia aldabra | Growth form | Morphological | 10 | cat | Global estimate | - | - | Trait value derived from Fabricius and Alderslade (2001) textual descriptions, mostly made at the genus level |