WoRMS taxon details
Crypthelia affinis Moseley, 1879
117953 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117953)
accepted
Species
Crypthelia moseleyi Hickson & England, 1905 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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
page(s): legend on pl. 42; note: see https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54095962 [details]
page(s): legend on pl. 42; note: see https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54095962 [details]
Depth range 712-2790 m
Depth range 712-2790 m [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Crypthelia affinis Moseley, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117953 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
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
page(s): legend on pl. 42; note: see https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54095962 [details]
original description (of Crypthelia moseleyi Hickson & England, 1905) Hickson SJ, England HM. (1905). The Stylasterina of the Siboga Expedition. <em>Siboga Exped. Monogr.</em> 8: 1-26, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11734977
page(s): 20 [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): legend on pl. 42; note: see https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54095962 [details]
original description (of Crypthelia moseleyi Hickson & England, 1905) Hickson SJ, England HM. (1905). The Stylasterina of the Siboga Expedition. <em>Siboga Exped. Monogr.</em> 8: 1-26, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11734977
page(s): 20 [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
redescription
Zibrowius, H. & S.D. Cairns. (1992). Revision of the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). <em>Mémoires du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, série A, Zoolologie.</em> 153: 1-136. [details] Available for editors
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Other
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]




