Main Ref. | Watson, J.E., 2019 |
Appearance refers to |
specialized organs | |
different appearance | |
different colors | |
remarks |
Striking features | |
Body shape lateral | |
Cross section | |
Dorsal head profile | |
Type of eyes | |
Type of mouth/snout | |
Position of mouth | |
Diagnosis | Five stolonal hydrothecae creeping on stem of an antipatharian. Colony entangled with remnants of an unidentifiable anthoathecate hydroid. Hydrorhizal stolon smooth, thin. The unsegmented hydrothecal pedicel is very short, smooth, curved, passing upwards to diaphragm. Hydrothecae tubular, very large, slightly asymmetrical or symmetrical, adcauline side convex to above diaphragm, walls smooth to margin. Diaphragm varies from a membranous to a thin perisarcal ring. Margin circular, slightly everted, one hydrotheca with two widely separated marginal replications. |
Ease of Identification | easy to distinguish from other species. |
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 |
Attributes | |
Fins number | |
Finlets No. | Dorsal |
Ventral | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total | |
Adipose fin |
Attributes |
Fins number | |
Spines total | |
Soft-rays total |
Pectoral | Attributes |
spines | |
soft-rays | |
Pelvics | Attributes |
Position | |
spines | |
soft-rays |