Main Ref.
Appearance refers to

Sex attributes

specialized organs
different appearance
different colors
remarks

Descriptive characteristics of juvenile and adult

Striking features
Body shape lateral
Cross section
Dorsal head profile
Type of eyes
Type of mouth/snout
Position of mouth
диагноз	Epithecal wall and corallite covered with bright orange tissue. Tentacles are yellow and usually withdrawn. Colony dendroid, branching uniplanar, with one elongate, straight axial corallite. Several side branches are formed by extra-tentacular budding.
Ease of Identification

Meristic characteristics of Tubastraea dendroida

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
общее число
позвонки
preanal
общее число

Fins

Dorsal fin(s)

Attributes
Fins number
Finlets No.	спинной (плавник)
	Ventral
Spines total
Soft-rays total
Adipose fin

Caudal fin

Attributes

Anal fin(s)

Fins number
Spines total
Soft-rays total

Paired fins

Pectoral	Attributes
	spines
	soft-rays
Pelvics	Attributes
	Position
	spines
	soft-rays