Main Ref. | Trono, G.C. Jr., 2001 |
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 | Thallus soft and lubricous, pinkish in colour, lightly calcified, farinous and attached by a small discoid holdfast. Branches numerous, terete, about 1.5 mm in diameter. Branching basically dichotomous, interdichotomal segments decreasing towards the terminal portion of the thallus. Apices of branches fork into very short acute terminal branchlets. Assimilatory filaments terete, about 445 μm long and 30 μm broad; the cells nearly moniliform throughout. Antheridia borne in capitate clusters at the tips of the assimilatory filaments. Thalli to about 13 cm in height (Ref. 80758). |
Ease of Identification |
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 |