WoRMS name details
Hydractinia hooperii (Sigerfoos, 1899)
231666 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:231666)
unaccepted > superseded combination (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Stylactis hooperii Sigerfoos, 1899) Sigerfoos C.P. (1899). A new hydroid from Long Island Sound. <em>American Naturalist.</em> 33: 801-807., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40847895
page(s): 806, figs 1-5 [details]
page(s): 806, figs 1-5 [details]
Taxonomy The taxonomic status of this species is unclear. Calder (1988) regarded its as a junior synonym of H. arge Clarke, 1882,...
Taxonomy The taxonomic status of this species is unclear. Calder (1988) regarded its as a junior synonym of H. arge Clarke, 1882, while others (e. g. Bouillon et al., 1997) kept is distinct based size differences, zoogeographical distribution, and the observation that H. arge is larviparous. An additional difference is the substrate. While H. hooperii was originally found on a gastropod, the colony of H. arge grew on Zostera seagrass. At present, it seems not possible to reach definite conclusion, new detailed investigations must re-address the problem. [details]
Schuchert, P. (2024). World Hydrozoa Database. Hydractinia hooperii (Sigerfoos, 1899). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=231666 on 2024-04-25
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original description
(of Stylactis hooperii Sigerfoos, 1899) Sigerfoos C.P. (1899). A new hydroid from Long Island Sound. <em>American Naturalist.</em> 33: 801-807., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40847895
page(s): 806, figs 1-5 [details]
page(s): 806, figs 1-5 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy The taxonomic status of this species is unclear. Calder (1988) regarded its as a junior synonym of H. arge Clarke, 1882, while others (e. g. Bouillon et al., 1997) kept is distinct based size differences, zoogeographical distribution, and the observation that H. arge is larviparous. An additional difference is the substrate. While H. hooperii was originally found on a gastropod, the colony of H. arge grew on Zostera seagrass. At present, it seems not possible to reach definite conclusion, new detailed investigations must re-address the problem. [details]From other sources
Biology colonial [details]
