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WoRMS taxon details

Crypthelia balia Hickson & England, 1905

AphiaID

285774 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:285774)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Crypthelia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849

Original name

Cryptohelia balia Hickson & England, 1905

Synonymised names

Cryptohelia balia Hickson & England, 1905 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (genus name)

Environment

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

Original description

(of Cryptohelia balia Hickson & England, 1905) Hickson SJ, England HM. (1905). The Stylasterina of the Siboga Expedition. Siboga Exped. Monogr. 8: 1-26, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11734977 [details]

Descriptive notes

Depth range 1300-1633 m

Depth range 1300-1633 m [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Crypthelia balia Hickson & England, 1905. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=285774 on 2026-09-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-16 10:35:54Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2010-09-24 14:30:52Z

checked

Cairns, Stephen

2021-04-26 09:17:35Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

2024-11-05 15:07:07Z

changed

Schuchert, Peter

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Cryptohelia balia Hickson & England, 1905) Hickson SJ, England HM. (1905). The Stylasterina of the Siboga Expedition. Siboga Exped. Monogr. 8: 1-26, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11734977 [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]

new combination reference Cairns, S.D. (1983). A generic revision of the Stylasterina (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). Part 1. Description of the genera. Bulletin of Marine Science. 33(2): 427-508. [details] Available for editors

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Other

context source (Deepsea) Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. Atoll Research Bulletin. 459: 13-46. [details] Available for editors

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