WoRMS taxon details
Stylaster complanatus Pourtalès, 1867
285868 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:285868)
accepted
Species
Calyptopora complanata (Pourtalès, 1867) · unaccepted
Cryptohelia virginis Lindström, 1877 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Stenohelia complanata (Pourtalès, 1867) · unaccepted (changed combination)
Stylaster virginus (Lindström, 1877) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1867). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 1(6): 103-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587490 [details]
Depth range 183-707 m
Depth range 183-707 m [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Stylaster complanatus Pourtalès, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=285868 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1867). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 1(6): 103-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587490 [details]
original description (of Cryptohelia virginis Lindström, 1877) Lindström, G. (1877). Contributions to the Actinology of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar.</em> 14 (6): 1-26, pls. 1-3., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=LuoLAQAAIAAJ [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D. & J. van der Land. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Cryptohelia virginis Lindström, 1877) Lindström, G. (1877). Contributions to the Actinology of the Atlantic Ocean. <em>Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar.</em> 14 (6): 1-26, pls. 1-3., available online at https://books.google.com/books?id=LuoLAQAAIAAJ [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D. & J. van der Land. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
redescription
Cairns, S.D. (1986). A revision of the Northwest Atlantic Stylasteridae (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 418: 1-131., available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/Zoology/pdf_hi/SCTZ-0418.pdf [details] Available for editors 
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context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Calder, D. R. and S. D. Cairns. 2009. Hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 381–394 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Moseley, H.N. (1876). Preliminary report to Professor Wyville Thompson, F.R.S., Director of the Civilian Scientific Staff, on the true corals dredged by H.M.S. 'Challenger' in deep water between the dates Dec. 30th, 1870, and August 31st. <em>Proc. R. Soc.</em> 24: 544-569.
page(s): 547, 565, 567 [details]
additional source Moseley HN. (1879). On the structure of the Stylasteridae, a family of the hydroid stony corals. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> 169 (2): 425-503, pls. 38-44., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54095514 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46. [details]
additional source Calder, D. R. and S. D. Cairns. 2009. Hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 381–394 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Moseley, H.N. (1876). Preliminary report to Professor Wyville Thompson, F.R.S., Director of the Civilian Scientific Staff, on the true corals dredged by H.M.S. 'Challenger' in deep water between the dates Dec. 30th, 1870, and August 31st. <em>Proc. R. Soc.</em> 24: 544-569.
page(s): 547, 565, 567 [details]
additional source Moseley HN. (1879). On the structure of the Stylasteridae, a family of the hydroid stony corals. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> 169 (2): 425-503, pls. 38-44., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54095514 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Depth range 183-707 m [details]Unreviewed
Biology calcareous colonies, no free medusae [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Calyptopora complanata (Pourtalès, 1867))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Cryptohelia virginis Lindström, 1877)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (11 records) (from synonym Calyptopora complanata (Pourtalès, 1867))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (61 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Cryptohelia virginis Lindström, 1877)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (11 records) (from synonym Calyptopora complanata (Pourtalès, 1867))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (61 records)
To ITIS
