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Biology

azooxanthellate
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Comprehensive Description

Biology: Skeleton

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AuthorSkeleton?Mineral or Organic?MineralPercent 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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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

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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
 
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