| Main Ref. | De Clerck, O., H.R. Engledow, J.J. Bolton, J.J. Anderson and E. Coppejans, 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 | Thalli, approximately 2.5 cm tall, form tufts of interwoven filaments, which have the appearance of a frayed rope at its tips (Fig. 13). Filaments are uniseriate and irregularly branched with numerous short hooked branches arising at an angle of 80-90°. Growth takes place by intercalary cell divisions. Cells are 25-33 μm wide, 60-80 μm long, L/B: 1-1.3. Plurilocular sporangia, placed on a 1-2-celled stalk, are spherical to ovoid and measure 40 x 42 (-63) μm on average (Ref. 82093). It is characterised by the shape of the plurilocular sporangia and the presence of short hooked branches (Ref. 82093). |
| 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 |