WoRMS taxon details
Cryptolaria Busk, 1857
117132 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117132)
accepted
Genus
Cryptolaria prima Busk, 1857 (type by monotypy)
Eucryptolaria Fraser, 1938 · unaccepted (synonym)
Euperisiphonia Fraser, 1942 · unaccepted (synonym)
Perisiphonia Allman, 1888 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Cryptolaria exserta Busk, 1858
- Species Cryptolaria pectinata (Allman, 1888)
- Species Cryptolaria prima Busk, 1857
- Species Cryptolaria rigida (Fraser, 1942)
- Species Cryptolaria spinosa Millard, 1980
- Species Cryptolaria symmetrica Nutting, 1906
- Species Cryptolaria tortuosa Watson, 2018
- Species Cryptolaria abies Allman, 1877 accepted as Acryptolaria abies (Allman, 1877) (basionym)
- Species Cryptolaria abyssicola Allman, 1888 accepted as Cryptolarella abyssicola (Allman, 1888) (genus transfer)
- Species Cryptolaria adhaerens (Fraser, 1938) accepted as Zygophylax adhaerens (Fraser, 1938) (synonym)
- Species Cryptolaria angulata Bale, 1914 accepted as Acryptolaria angulata (Bale, 1914) (genus transfer)
- Species Cryptolaria arboriformis Ritchie, 1911 accepted as Acryptolaria arboriformis (Ritchie, 1911) (genus transfer)
- Species Cryptolaria borealis Levinsen, 1893 accepted as Grammaria borealis (Levinsen, 1893) (basionym)
- Species Cryptolaria bulbosa Stechow, 1932 accepted as Acryptolaria bulbosa (Stechow, 1932) (genus transfer)
- Species Cryptolaria conferta Allman, 1877 accepted as Acryptolaria conferta (Allman, 1877) (basionym)
- Species Cryptolaria crassicaulis Allman, 1888 accepted as Acryptolaria crassicaulis (Allman, 1888) (genus transfer)
- Species Cryptolaria diffusa Allman, 1888 accepted as Cryptolarella abyssicola (Allman, 1888) (synonym)
- Species Cryptolaria elegans Allman, 1877 accepted as Acryptolaria elegans (Allman, 1877) (basionym)
- Species Cryptolaria flabellum Allman, 1888 accepted as Acryptolaria flabellum (Allman, 1888) (basionym)
- Species Cryptolaria geniculata Allman, 1888 accepted as Stegolaria geniculata (Allman, 1888) (basionym)
- Species Cryptolaria gracilis Allman, 1888 accepted as Acryptolaria gracilis (Allman, 1888) (basionym)
- Species Cryptolaria humilis Allman, 1888 accepted as Cryptolarella abyssicola (Allman, 1888) (Synonym)
- Species Cryptolaria longitheca Allman, 1877 accepted as Acryptolaria longitheca (Allman, 1877) (genus transfer)
- Species Cryptolaria operculata Nutting, 1906 accepted as Stegolaria geniculata (Allman, 1888) (synonym)
- Species Cryptolaria profunda Naumov, 1960 accepted as Grammaria profunda (Naumov, 1960) (basionym)
- Species Cryptolaria pulchella Allman, 1888 accepted as Acryptolaria pulchella (Allman, 1888) (basionym)
- Species Cryptolaria rectangularis Jarvis, 1922 accepted as Acryptolaria rectangularis (Jarvis, 1922) (genus transfer)
- Species Cryptolaria triserialis Fraser, 1913 accepted as Grammaria borealis (Levinsen, 1893) (synonym)
- Species Cryptolaria chazaliei (Versluys, 1899) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Busk, G. (1857). Zoophytology. Quarterly journal of microscopical science, 5: 172-174, available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13766944
page(s): 173 [details]
page(s): 173 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Cryptolaria Busk, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117132 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Busk, G. (1857). Zoophytology. Quarterly journal of microscopical science, 5: 172-174, available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13766944
page(s): 173 [details]
original description (of Eucryptolaria Fraser, 1938) Fraser, C. McLean, 1938c. Hydroids of the 1932, 1933, 1935, and 1938 Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions. Allan Hancock Pac. Exped. 4 3: 129-152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4678971 [details]
original description (of Euperisiphonia Fraser, 1942) Fraser C.M. (1942). Seven new species and one new genus of hydroids, mostly from the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Proceedings of the U.S. national Museum.</em> 88(3090): 575-580, pls 32-33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7720350
page(s): 578 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Perisiphonia Allman, 1888) Allman, G. J. (1888). Report on the Hydroida dredged by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Part II.- The Tubularinae, Corymorphinae, Campanularinae, Sertularinae, and Thalamophora. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 23 (part 70): i-lxix, 1-90, pl. 1-39., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49519881
page(s): 43 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 173 [details]
original description (of Eucryptolaria Fraser, 1938) Fraser, C. McLean, 1938c. Hydroids of the 1932, 1933, 1935, and 1938 Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions. Allan Hancock Pac. Exped. 4 3: 129-152., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4678971 [details]
original description (of Euperisiphonia Fraser, 1942) Fraser C.M. (1942). Seven new species and one new genus of hydroids, mostly from the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Proceedings of the U.S. national Museum.</em> 88(3090): 575-580, pls 32-33., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7720350
page(s): 578 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Perisiphonia Allman, 1888) Allman, G. J. (1888). Report on the Hydroida dredged by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Part II.- The Tubularinae, Corymorphinae, Campanularinae, Sertularinae, and Thalamophora. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 23 (part 70): i-lxix, 1-90, pl. 1-39., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49519881
page(s): 43 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Vervoort, W.; Cairns, S.D.; Schuchert, P. (2001). Hydrozoa, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 112-120 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Marques, A. C., Pena Cantero, A. L., & Migotto, A. E. (2006). Overview of the phylogeny of the families Lafoeidae and Hebellidae (Hydrozoa: Leptothecata): their composition and classification. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 20: 43-58., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/IS05029 [details] Available for editors
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Other
additional source
Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]



