Main Ref.	Collin, R., M.C. Díaz, J. Norenburg, R.M. Rocha, J.A. Sánchez, M. Schulze, A. Schwartz and A. Valdés, 2005
Appearance refers to

Sex attributes

specialized organs
different appearance
different colors
remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
Diagnosis	Encrusting with round to oval shaped papillae; 0.2 - 0.5 cm wide; 0.1 - 0.2 cm high excavates several cm up to 10 cm into the coral rubble (Ref. 415). Encrustations may exceed 1 m across. Smooth surface, but dense with pore-bearing, flattened, circular, wart-like papillae. Orange to red-orange exterior, often with paler oscules. Interior is red-orange to red. Soft consistency, but hard to distinguish from the substrate. Oscules circular and scattered, 0.07 to 0.1 cm across, elevated on membranous collars up to 0.15 cm (Ref. 85482).
Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Cliona delitrix

Lateral Lines	Interrupted: No
Scales on lateral line
Pored lateral line scales
Scales in lateral series
Scale rows above lateral line
Scale rows below lateral line
Scales around caudal peduncle
Barbels
Gill clefts (sharks/rays only)
Gill rakers
on lower limb
on upper limb
total
Vertebrae
preanal
total

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No.	Dorsal
	Ventral
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral	Attributes
	spines
	soft-rays
Pelvics	Attributes
	Position
	spines
	soft-rays