WoRMS taxon details
Thuiaria thuja (Linnaeus, 1758)
117940 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117940)
accepted
Species
Biseriaria thuia (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (synonym)
Sertularia thuja Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Sertularia thuja Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Type locality contained in Scotland
type locality contained in Scotland [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution There are probably no credible records for the Mediterranean
Distribution There are probably no credible records for the Mediterranean [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Thuiaria thuja (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117940 on 2026-05-16
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sertularia thuja Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 809 [details] Available for editors [request]
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): 809 [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype MHNG INVE29951 [details]
Nontype MHNG INVE29951, geounit Icelandic Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Distribution There are probably no credible records for the Mediterranean [details]Unreviewed
Biology colonial; fixed gonophores [details]Spelling Leloup, 1933 uses the spelling Thujaria thuja [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | flessenborstel | [details] |
| English | bottle-brush hydroidbottlebrush hydroidbottle-brush | [details] |
| German | Flaschenbürstenmoos | [details] |
| Russian | Туярия туеобразная | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thuiaria thuja)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Sertularia thuja Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (48 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 032107)
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (65 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Thuiaria thuja)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Sertularia thuja Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (48 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 032107)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
