Name | Column Label | Definition | Type of Value | Measurement Type | Measurement Domain | Missing Value Code | Accuracy Report | Accuracy Assessment | Coverage | Method |
Clade | Clade
| Symbiodinium clade |
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Type |
| Symbiodinium type based on ITS2 sequence type |
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Gene | Gene
| Gene used to identify Symbiodinium |
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Isolate | Isolate
| Name allocated to specimen or sample |
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Redundancy | Redundancy
| ITS2 subclade sequences with 100% nucleotide similarity that have been allocated different names |
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Potential_Pseudogene_Ref | Potential pseudogenes
| Potential pseudogenes are ITS2 sequences with secondary structure disrupting mutations. If "YES" with Ref, then the record is a potential pseudogene. If "NO" with Ref, then the record is not a pseudogene. N_A for records with no information pertaining to pseudogene potential. |
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Species | Species
| Taxonomic species name for Symbiodinium |
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Methodology | Methodology
| Method used to genotype Symbiodinium. |
| nominal |
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Genbank | Genback accession number
| Genbank accession number for Symbiodinium gene sequence. |
| ordinal |
Def | Genbank accession numbers |
Source | Genbank |
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Genbank_link |
| Hyperlink of Genbank accession number webpage for Symbiodinium gene sequence. |
| ordinal |
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Host_Phylum | Phylum of host
| Phylum name of host taxa |
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Host_Class | Class of host
| Class name of host taxa |
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Host_Order |
| Order name of host taxa |
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Host_Family | Family of host
| Family name of host taxa |
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Host_Genus | Genus of host
| Genus name of host taxa |
| nominal |
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Host_Species | Species of host
| Species name of host taxa |
| nominal |
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Host_Sci_Name | Scientific name of host
| Scientific name (genus and species) of host taxa |
| nominal |
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AphiaID |
| Unique numeric identifier for host taxa from the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org. |
| ratio |
Unit | dimensionless |
Type | natural |
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Environment | Environment
| Environment where Symbiodinium was collected. |
| nominal |
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Ocean | Ocean
| The ocean or sea from which Symbiodinium was collected. Ocean names follow the NASA Global Change Master Directory list of Bodies of Water. |
| nominal |
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Country | Country name
| The country or major political unit from which the specimen was collected. Full country names are currently in use. |
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StateRegion | State/Region
| The state, province, region or island group (i.e. next political region smaller than Country) from which the Symbiodinium specimen was collected. |
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Def | State, province, region, or island group |
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SubRegion | Subregion
| The island, county, area (or shire, or next political region smaller than StateRegion) from which the Symbiodinium specimen was collected. |
| nominal |
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Locale | Locale
| The locality description (place name, collecting location, and/or field site name) from which the Symbiodinium specimen was collected. |
| nominal |
Def | Place name, field site name, or collection site |
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Latitude |
| The latitude of the location from which the Symbiodinium specimen was collected. This value should be expressed in decimal degrees (East & North = +; West & South = -). GPS-derived data must use the WGS 84 geodetic reference system. |
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Longitude |
| The longitude of the location from which the Symbiodinium specimen was collected. This value should be expressed in decimal degrees (East & North = +; West & South = -). GPS-derived data must use the WGS 84 geodetic reference system. |
| ratio |
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Coordinate_Precision | Coordinate precision
| An estimate of how tightly the locality was specified in the Latitude and Longitude fields; expressed as a distance, in meters, that corresponds to a radius around the latitude-longitude coordinates. Use NULL where precision is unknown, cannot be estimated, or is not applicable. |
| ratio |
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Min_Depth | Minimum depth
| The minimum distance in meters below the surface of the water at which the collection/record was made; all material collected was at least this deep. Positive below the surface, negative above (e.g. collecting above sea level in tidal areas). |
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Max_Depth |
| The maximum distance in meters below the surface of the water at which the collection/record was made; all material collected was at most this deep. Positive below the surface, negative above (e.g. collecting above sea level in tidal areas). |
| interval |
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Start_Year_Collect |
| For samples that were taken over time this gives the start year of the collecting event. The full year should be expressed (e.g. 1996 must be expressed as "1996" not "96"). Must always be a four digit integer |
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End_Year_Collect |
| For samples that were taken over time this gives the end year of the collecting event. The full year should be expressed (e.g. 1996 must be expressed as "1996" not "96"). Must always be a four digit integer. If specimen was collected in a single calendar year then enter the same value in this field as in Start_Year_Collect. |
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Ref | Reference
| Abbreviated citation of published work that includes the Symbiodinium gene sequence. |
| nominal |
Def | First author last name, year of publication, journal title, volume number, and starting page number of article |
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Reference | Citation
| Full citation of published work that includes the Symbiodinium gene sequence |
| nominal |
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Ref_link |
| Hyperlink of published work webpage that includes the Symbiodinium gene sequence. |
| nominal |
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