Character 1 (1): Colony Shape | |
 0, unbranched; 1, dichotomous planar; 2, dichotomous (lyriform); 3, dichotomous (bushy); 4, dichotomous (sparse); 5, sympodial (not used in matrix); 6, opposite pinnate; 7, alternate pinnate; 8, bottlebrush; 9, branching from basal bolus | |
Character 2 (5): Coordination of polyps | |
 0, isolated, without order; 1, spirals (not used in matrix); 2, biserial; 3, paired; 4, in whorls (verticillata); 5, unifacial clusters | |
Character 3 (8): Operculum | |
 0, absent; 1, present | |
Character 4 (10): Correspondence of opercular and marginal scales | |
 0, correspond; 1, no correspondence; 2, regular offset | |
Character 5 (15): Ascus Scales | |
 0, none; 1, present | |
Character 6 (16): Number of longitudinal rows of body wall scales | |
 0, not arranged in rows in adult; 1, eight; 2, seven; 3, six; 4, five; 5, three (not in matrix); 6, two; 7, one; 8, none | |
Character 7 (19): Number of scales in each abaxial body wall row or abaxial face | |
 0, variable, but usually over 5; 1, fixed (3 or 4); 2, fixed (5); 3, fixed (2); 4, none | |
Character 8 (22): Infrabasal scales | |
 0, absent; 1, present (paired); 2, present (unpaired) | |
Character 9 (11): Number of marginal scales | |
 0, seven; 1, eight; 2, more than 8; 3, six; 4, five; 5, four; 6, two | |
Subgeneric species-groups: | |
Calyptrophora (group a): species with a lyrate colony: C. inornata, C. wyvillei | |
Calyptrophora (group b): species with dichotomous branching: C. microdentata | |
Narella (group a): species with planar dichotomous branching: N. mosaica, N. clavata | |
Narella (group b): species with branching from basal bolus: N. hypsocalyx | |
Narella (group c): species with sparse dichotomous branching: N. macrocalyx, N. arbuscula | |
Thouarella (group a): species with isolated polyps and bottlebrush branching: N. variabilis, T. pendulina, T. chilensis, T. antarctica, T. diadema, T. undulata, T. viridis, T, crenelata | |
Thouarella (group b): species with isolated polyps and pinnate branching: T. brucei | |
Thouarella (group c): species with whorled polyps and pinnate branching: T. laxa | |
Thouraella (group d): species with whorled polyps and dichotomous branching: T. coronata |