| 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 with monosiphonic stems up to 2.5 cm high, arising from stolonal hydrorhiza. Branching irregular and in several planes. Branches originating laterally at hydrothecal base; plane formed by hydrothecae of lower-order branch perpendicular to that formed by hydrothecae of previous branch. Occasionally branches becoming anastomosing stolons distally. Stems divided into more or less straight internodes with oblique nodes sloping in alternate directions; one hydrotheca per internode. Hydrothecae abcaudally directed, with indistinct inflexion point where the adcauline wall becomes free. Adcauline hydrothecal wall adnate to internode for approximately half its length, though usually adnate part slightly longer than free portion. Free part of adcauline hydrothecal wall straight or slightly convex. Abcauline hydrothecal wall slightly concave. Cusps of hydrothecal aperture sharp and separated by deep embayments. Rim of hydrothecal aperture with frequent renovations. Gonothecae ovoid, inserting at hydrothecal base. Gonothecal walls spirally folded, forming a frill with eight or nine turns. Gonotheca distally with a long, funnel-shaped neck bearing the gonothecal 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 |