Overview
Brief Summary
Biology
azooxanthellate
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UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1318
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Comprehensive Description
Biology: Skeleton
More info
| Author | Skeleton? | Mineral or Organic? | Mineral | Percent Magnesium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns, 2000 | YES | MINERAL | ARAGONITE | |
| Cairns, Hoeksema, and van der Land, 1999 | YES | MINERAL | ARAGONITE |
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Distribution
Distribution
Gulf of Mexico, West Atlantic
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UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1318
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Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145245
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 175 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 108 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 13 - 1975
Temperature range (°C): 4.089 - 23.282
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.386 - 31.714
Salinity (PPS): 34.886 - 36.705
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.860 - 4.940
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.132 - 1.745
Silicate (umol/l): 1.424 - 28.254
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 13 - 1975
Temperature range (°C): 4.089 - 23.282
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.386 - 31.714
Salinity (PPS): 34.886 - 36.705
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.860 - 4.940
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.132 - 1.745
Silicate (umol/l): 1.424 - 28.254
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 108 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 13 - 1975
Temperature range (°C): 4.089 - 23.282
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.386 - 31.714
Salinity (PPS): 34.886 - 36.705
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.860 - 4.940
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.132 - 1.745
Silicate (umol/l): 1.424 - 28.254
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 13 - 1975
Temperature range (°C): 4.089 - 23.282
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.386 - 31.714
Salinity (PPS): 34.886 - 36.705
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.860 - 4.940
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.132 - 1.745
Silicate (umol/l): 1.424 - 28.254
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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