Boulder Star Coral

Orbicella annularis (Ellis & Solander 1786)

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Orbicella annularis (Boulder Star Coral) is a species of cnidarians in the family Merulinidae. They are listed in cites appendix ii. They are found in marine habitat. Boulder Star Coral form marine reefs. They have asexual reproduction and alternation of generations; they are broadcast spawners and hermaphrodites. They are sessile animals.

URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/CITES_II
Definition: Appendix II lists species that are not necessarily now threatened with extinction but that may become so unless trade is closely controlled. It also includes so-called "look-alike species", i.e. species whose specimens in trade look like those of species listed for conservation reasons. International trade in specimens of Appendix-II species may be authorized by the granting of an export permit or re-export certificate. No import permit is necessary for these species under CITES (although a permit is needed in some countries that have taken stricter measures than CITES requires). Permits or certificates should only be granted if the relevant authorities are satisfied that certain conditions are met, above all that trade will not be detrimental to the survival of the species in the wild. (See Article IV of the Convention)
Source: https://www.speciesplus.net/#/taxon_concepts/11134/legal

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000447
Definition: An aquatic biome that comprises systems of open-ocean and unprotected coastal habitats, characterized by exposure to wave action, tidal fluctuation, and ocean currents as well as systems that largely resemble these. Water in the marine biome is generally within the salinity range of seawater: 30 to 38 ppt.

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C25513
Definition: combine to create (something), eg: a structure

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000029
Definition: A biome expressed by strips or ridges of rocks, sand, or coral that rises to or near the surface of a body of marine water.

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019954
Definition: Capable of the biological process in which new individuals are produced by either a single cell or a group of cells, in the absence of any sexual process.

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/alternatingReproduction
Definition: Organisms with a life cycle that features alternation of generations with sexual and asexual reproduction.

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/broadcastSpawner
Definition: Broadcast spawners scatter their eggs into the water; they spawn numerous small eggs that develop rapidly.
Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spawn_(biology)#Crustaceans

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007197
Definition: Multicellular organism that can produce both male and female gametes.

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URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1759860
Definition: organisms that do not possess a means of self-locomotion and are normally immobile

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EOL has data for 51 attributes, including:

Dry mass
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/dryMass
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6.75 mg/cm^2
adaptive strategy
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/adaptiveStrategy
- Definition: mechanisms and responses used by organisms to reproduce, defend, survive, and compete on the landscape.
- Attribution: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01043.x
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stress-tolerant
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/stressTolerant
- Definition: Stress tolerant species live in areas of high intensity stress and low intensity disturbance. Species that have adapted this strategy generally have slow growth rates, high rates of nutrient retention, and low phenotypic plasticity. Stress tolerators respond to environmental stresses through physiological variability. These species are often found in stressful environments.
- Comment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_adaptive_strategy_theory
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colony density
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/colonyDensity
- Definition: in a colonial organism, the number of individuals per area or per volume
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2 /cm^2
corallite width
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/coralliteWidth
- Definition: The width of a corallite (skeleton of a single coral polyp), typically measured in association with another trait (e.g., eggs per polyp).
- Attribution: https://coraltraits.org/traits/213
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2.5 mm
ecomorphological guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/EcomorphologicalGuild
- Definition: organisms that share certain morphological traits due to adaptation to similar environments and ecological roles
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substrate-attached
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Attached
- Definition: This organism is normally physically attached to the substrate upon which it lives
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first appearance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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Chattian Age
- URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Chattian
- Attribution: International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region
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Western Atlantic
- URI: http://marineregions.org/mrgid/5165
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growth habit
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/growthHabit
- Definition: general growth form, including size and branching. Some organisms have different growth habits depending on environment or location
- Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossarya_h.html#habit PLANTS Database Growth Habits Codes and Definitions: https://plants.usda.gov/growth_habits_def.html
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explanate
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/explanate
- Definition: colonies spread horizontally as branches fuse into a solid or near solid plate
- Attribution: http://www.coralsoftheworld.org/page/glossary/#Glossary_E
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number of fossil occurrences
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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275
skeletal density
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SkeletalDensity
- Definition: mass density of skeletal elements of the organism
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1.87 g/cm^3
substrate-attached
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Attached
- Definition: This organism is normally physically attached to the substrate upon which it lives
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yes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/yes
- Definition: This statement is true; the answer to this question is yes.
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photosymbiotroph
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/photosymbiotroph
- Definition: A consumer that derives energy from a photosynthetic symbiont
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Boulder Star Coral. View this species on GBIF

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