WoRMS name details

Hydractinia areolata Alder, 1862

151731  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151731)

 unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Alder, J. (1862). Observations on British Zoophytes. <em>Edinburgh new philosophical Journal (N. S.).</em> 15: 44-145., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24877565
page(s): 144 [details] OpenAccess publication
Type locality contained in Cullercoats Bay  
type locality contained in Cullercoats Bay [details]
Note North Sea, Cullercoats, Nortumberland; "deep...  
Type locality North Sea, Cullercoats, Nortumberland; "deep water"; on small specimen of the gastropod Natica alderi [syn. of Euspira nitida (Donovan, 1803)] [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Hydractinia areolata Alder, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151731 on 2025-05-03
Date
action
by
2005-04-07 08:53:48Z
created
2008-01-16 10:35:54Z
changed
2010-03-15 06:28:26Z
changed
2010-04-28 13:22:21Z
changed
2013-05-21 11:03:14Z
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Nomenclature

original description Alder, J. (1862). Observations on British Zoophytes. <em>Edinburgh new philosophical Journal (N. S.).</em> 15: 44-145., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24877565
page(s): 144 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Taxonomy

redescription Schuchert, P. (2008). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera part 3. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 115: 221-302.
page(s): 227, fig. 1A-I [details] OpenAccess publication

redescription Schuchert, P. 2012. North-West European Athecate Hydroids and their Medusae. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) 59. The Linnean Society of London, London, pp. i-viii, 1-364.
page(s): 280, fig. 253; note: as Hydractinia areolata [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Type locality North Sea, Cullercoats, Nortumberland; "deep water"; on small specimen of the gastropod Natica alderi [syn. of Euspira nitida (Donovan, 1803)] [details]

Unreviewed
Biology colonial [details]