MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Stylactis Allman, 1864

ERMS taxon details

Stylactis Allman, 1864

Stylactis fucicola

AphiaID

117121 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117121)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Hydractiniidae L. Agassiz, 1862

Original name

Stylactis Allman, 1864

Synonymised names

Stylactaria Stechow, 1921 · unaccepted (synonym)

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Species Stylactis fucicola (M. Sars, 1857)
Species Stylactis inermis Allman, 1872
Species Stylactis claviformis Bouillon, 1965 accepted as Hydractinia claviformis (Bouillon, 1965) accepted as Hydractinia proboscidea (Hincks, 1868) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Stylactis fuciola (Sars, 1857) accepted as Stylactis fucicola (M. Sars, 1857) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling, spelling error)
Species Stylactis pruvoti (Motz-Kossowska, 1905) accepted as Hydractinia pruvoti Motz-Kossowska, 1905 accepted as Podocoryna pruvoti (Motz-Kossowska, 1905)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Allman, G. J. 1864c. On the construction and limitation of genera among the Hydroida. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3) 13: 345-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22217607
page(s): 353 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Stylactis Allman, 1864. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117121 on 2026-01-15

Regional species database citation

Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Stylactis Allman, 1864. Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117121 on 2026-01-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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van der Land, Jacob

2009-09-30 07:43:55Z

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Schuchert, Peter

2010-04-26 11:37:38Z

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Schuchert, Peter

2013-05-21 11:03:14Z

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Schuchert, Peter

2016-03-29 14:02:54Z

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Schuchert, Peter

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original description Allman, G. J. 1864c. On the construction and limitation of genera among the Hydroida. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3) 13: 345-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22217607
page(s): 353 [details]

original description (of Stylactaria Stechow, 1921) Stechow, E. (1921d). Neue Genera und Species von Hydrozoen und anderen Evertebraten. Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 87: 248-265., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45494398
page(s): 250 [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in RoR) [details]

additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. 463 pp. (look up in RoR) [details]