WoRMS taxon details
Crypthelia formosa Cairns, 1983
174821 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:174821)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Cairns, S.D. (1983). Antarctic and subantarctic Stylasterina (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). In: Biology of the Antarctic Seas, XIII. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 38 (2): 61-164.
page(s): 133 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 133 [details] Available for editors
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Depth range 483-1841 m
Depth range 483-1841 m [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Crypthelia formosa Cairns, 1983. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=174821 on 2025-08-22
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Nomenclature
original description
Cairns, S.D. (1983). Antarctic and subantarctic Stylasterina (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). In: Biology of the Antarctic Seas, XIII. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 38 (2): 61-164.
page(s): 133 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Cnidaria Antarctic checklist (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 133 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Cnidaria Antarctic checklist (look up in IMIS) [details]
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. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46. [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. & J. van der Land. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bernal, M.C., S.D. Cairns, P.E. Penchaszadeh & D. Lauretta. (2021). Stylasterids (Hydrozoa: Stylasteridae) from Mar del Plata submarine canyon and adjacent area (southwestern Atlantic), with a key to the species off Argentina. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4969(3): 401-452., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.3.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
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 Cairns, S.D. & J. van der Land. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Bernal, M.C., S.D. Cairns, P.E. Penchaszadeh & D. Lauretta. (2021). Stylasterids (Hydrozoa: Stylasteridae) from Mar del Plata submarine canyon and adjacent area (southwestern Atlantic), with a key to the species off Argentina. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4969(3): 401-452., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4969.3.1 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Depth range 483-1841 m [details]Unreviewed
Biology calcareous colonies, no free medusae [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Crypthelia formosa USNM 60086 coenosteal texture)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Crypthelia formosa USNM 60086 coenosteal texture)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (17 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 60207)
To ITIS
To NMNH Extant Collection (Crypthelia formosa USNM 60086 coenosteal texture)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Crypthelia formosa USNM 60086 coenosteal texture)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (17 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 60207)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
