| Main Ref. | Peña Cantero, A.L., A. Svoboda and W. Vervoort, 2002 |
| 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 | Colonies consisting of either incipient stems arising from stolonal hydrorhiza or numerous tangled stems and branches giving rise to a mass-shaped colony without distinct main stem. Branching frequent, irregular and in several planes; branches forming anastomosing tendrils distally. A few branches giving rise to new branches after such a stolonal part. Branches originating laterally at the hydrothecal base; plane formed by hydrothecae of lower-order branch perpendicular to that formed by those of previous branch. Branches and stems divided into hydrothecate internodes separated by oblique nodes sloping in alternate directions; one hydrotheca per internode. Hydrothecae large, almost cylindrical, placed on distal half of internode and abcaudally directed. Adcauline wall adnate to internode for less than half its length. Free portion of adcauline hydrothecal wall slightly convex. Abcauline hydrothecal wall slightly concave. Cusps of hydrothecal aperture sharp and separated by deep embayments. Hydrothecal rim repeatedly renovated. Perisarc of hydrotheca thin, collapsing easily. Gonothecae ovoid, inserted at hydrothecal base by means of short pedicel. Wall of gonotheca smooth or wavy; gonothecal aperture at end of a short, distal neck with widening aperture. |
| Ease of Identification | likely to be confused with closely related 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 |