Parameter: Calicodermis_Condition

Dataset: 
Coral histology
Parameter: 
sample description
Master parameters information
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 sample_descrip
Short Description:
 sample description
Official Name:
 sample_descrip
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 nd
Description:
 

text description of sample collected

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Calicodermis_Condition
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unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
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No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
Observed condition of the basal surface lining epithelium which contains calicoblasts- cells responsible for secreting a matrix to promote crystallization of calcium carbonate; thus assiting in the formation of coral skeleton. 0 = cells squamous but "thick;" cover mesoglea; 1 = cells slightly atrophied in some foci; 2 = 1/2 of cells atrophied; 3 = Most cells atrophied; beginning separation from mesoglea; 4 = Cells atrophied and loss or sloughing present; 5 = Multifocal necrosis or sloughing of atrophied cells or absent on mesoglea