CaRMS taxon details
Proboscidactyla stellata (Forbes, 1846)
117836 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117836)
accepted
Species
Lar sabellarum Gosse, 1857 · unaccepted (synonym)
Willsia stellata Forbes, 1846 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Willsia stellata Forbes, 1846) Forbes, E., 1846. On the pulmograde medusae of the British seas. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 18 : 284-287., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19556#302
page(s): 286 [details]
page(s): 286 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Proboscidactyla stellata (Forbes, 1846). Accessed through: Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025) Canadian Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117836 on 2025-05-19
Nozères, C., Kennedy, M.K. (Eds.) (2025). Canadian Register of Marine Species. Proboscidactyla stellata (Forbes, 1846). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Carms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117836 on 2025-05-19
Date
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original description
(of Lar sabellarum Gosse, 1857) Gosse, P.H., 1857. On a new form of corynoid po]ypes. Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 22 2: 113-116.
page(s): 113 [details]
original description (of Willsia stellata Forbes, 1846) Forbes, E., 1846. On the pulmograde medusae of the British seas. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 18 : 284-287., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19556#302
page(s): 286 [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]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
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): 303, fig. 266 [details] Available for editors
redescription Schuchert, P. (2009). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera Part 5. <em>Revue Suisse de Zoologie.</em> 116: 441-507., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.117779
page(s): 462, figs 11-12 [details]
page(s): 113 [details]
original description (of Willsia stellata Forbes, 1846) Forbes, E., 1846. On the pulmograde medusae of the British seas. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 18 : 284-287., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19556#302
page(s): 286 [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]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
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): 303, fig. 266 [details] Available for editors
redescription Schuchert, P. (2009). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera Part 5. <em>Revue Suisse de Zoologie.</em> 116: 441-507., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.117779
page(s): 462, figs 11-12 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Biology colonial, commensal on sabellid polychaetes, free medusae [details]
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Lar sabellarum Gosse, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Willsia stellata Forbes, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Proboscidactyla stellata)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Willsia stellata Forbes, 1846)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Lar sabellarum Gosse, 1857)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Willsia stellata Forbes, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Proboscidactyla stellata)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Willsia stellata Forbes, 1846)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record)
To ITIS