Lettuce Leaf Coral

Agaricia tenuifolia Dana 1846

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Agaricia tenuifolia (Lettuce Leaf Coral) is a species of cnidarians in the family Agariciidae. They are listed as near threatened by IUCN. Lettuce Leaf Coral form marine reefs.

URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/nearThreatened
Definition: A taxon is Near Threatened when it has been evaluated against the criteria but does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable now, but is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future
Source: http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/133439

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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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EOL has data for 25 attributes, including:

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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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Panama
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3703430
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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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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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clear water
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/clearWater
- Comment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbidity
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habitat
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat
- Definition: A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.
- Comment: Example: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe"
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marine benthic
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000024
- Definition: The marine benthic biome (benthic meaning 'bottom') encompasses the seafloor and includes such areas as shores, littoral or intertidal areas, marine coral reefs, and the deep seabed.
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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lagoon
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000038
- Definition: A sheet of saline water separated from the open sea by sand or shingle banks. The sheet of water between an offshore reef, especially of coral and mainland. The sheet of water within a ring or horseshoe shaped atoll.
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home range
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/HomeRange
- Definition: Size of the area within which everyday activities of individuals or groups (of any type) are typically restricted.
- Attribution: Kate E. Jones, Jon Bielby, Marcel Cardillo, Susanne A. Fritz, Justin O'Dell, C. David L. Orme, Kamran Safi, Wes Sechrest, Elizabeth H. Boakes, Chris Carbone, Christina Connolly, Michael J. Cutts, Janine K. Foster, Richard Grenyer, Michael Habib, Christopher A. Plaster, Samantha A. Price, Elizabeth A. Rigby, Janna Rist, Amber Teacher, Olaf R. P. Bininda-Emonds, John L. Gittleman, Georgina M. Mace, and Andy Purvis. 2009. PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals. Ecology 90:2648. http://esapubs.org/archive/ecol/E090/184/
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3772055.817 km^2
parental care
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0060746
- Definition: A reproductive behavior in which a parent cares for and rears offspring.
- Comment: [database_cross_reference: GOC:dph]
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population trend
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/population_trend
- Definition: i.e., increasing, decreasing, stable, or unknown
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Unknown
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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water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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27.991 degrees celsius

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of lettuce-leaf coral. View this species on GBIF

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