WoRMS taxon details
Staurodiscus Haeckel, 1879
117144 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117144)
accepted
Genus
Staurodiscus tetrastaurus Haeckel, 1879 (type by subsequent designation)
Cladocanna Haeckel, 1879 · unaccepted (synonym)
Staurodiscalma Haeckel, 1879 · unaccepted (synonym)
Staurodiscema Haeckel, 1879 · unaccepted (synonym)
Staurodiscoides Uchida, 1927 · unaccepted (synonym)
Staurodiscus (Staurodiscalma) Haeckel, 1879 · unaccepted
Staurodiscus (Staurodiscema) Haeckel, 1879 · unaccepted
Toxorchis Haeckel, 1879 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Staurodiscus arcuatus (Haeckel, 1879)
- Species Staurodiscus cirrus Huang, Xu, Guo & Qiu, 2010
- Species Staurodiscus crassonema Wang, Xu, Huan & Lin, 2010
- Species Staurodiscus gotoi (Uchida, 1927)
- Species Staurodiscus kellneri (Mayer, 1910)
- Species Staurodiscus latibulbus Wang, Xu, Huan & Lin, 2010
- Species Staurodiscus luteus Schuchert & Collins, 2021
- Species Staurodiscus milleri (Bouillon, 1984)
- Species Staurodiscus multicanalis Xu, Huang & Guo, 2007
- Species Staurodiscus neustona Xu, Huang & Guo, 2007
- Species Staurodiscus nigricans Agassiz & Mayer, 1899
- Species Staurodiscus polynema (Kramp, 1959)
- Species Staurodiscus quadristoma Bouillon, 1984
- Species Staurodiscus tetrastaurus Haeckel, 1879
- Species Staurodiscus thalassinus (Péron & Lesueur, 1810)
- Species Staurodiscus vietnamensis Kramp, 1962
- Subgenus Staurodiscus (Staurodiscalma) Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Staurodiscus Haeckel, 1879
- Subgenus Staurodiscus (Staurodiscema) Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Staurodiscus Haeckel, 1879
- Species Staurodiscus (Staurodiscema) heterosceles Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Staurodiscus heterosceles Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Staurodiscus tetrastaurus Haeckel, 1879
- Species Staurodiscus brooksi (Mayer, 1910) accepted as Staurodiscus brooksii (Mayer, 1910) accepted as Staurodiscus kellneri (Mayer, 1910) (spelling error)
- Species Staurodiscus brooksii (Mayer, 1910) accepted as Staurodiscus kellneri (Mayer, 1910) (synonym)
- Species Staurodiscus heterosceles Haeckel, 1879 accepted as Staurodiscus tetrastaurus Haeckel, 1879 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 145 [details]
page(s): 145 [details]
Taxonomic remark Transferred to Hebellidae in Bouillon et al. (2006)
Taxonomic remark Review of the species in Bouillon (1984b)
Taxonomic remark Transferred to Hebellidae in Bouillon et al. (2006) [details]
Taxonomic remark Review of the species in Bouillon (1984b)
Taxonomic remark Review of the species in Bouillon (1984b) [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Staurodiscus Haeckel, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117144 on 2025-04-29
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Nomenclature
original description
Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 145 [details]
original description (of Toxorchis Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 157 [details]
original description (of Staurodiscalma Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 145 [details]
original description (of Staurodiscema Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 146 [details]
original description (of Staurodiscoides Uchida, 1927) Uchida, T. (1927). Description of a new Leptomedusa, Staurodiscoides gotoi. <em>Japanese Journal of Zoology.</em> 1: 165-168.
page(s): 165 [details] Available for editors
[request]
original description (of Staurodiscus (Staurodiscalma) Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 145 [details]
original description (of Staurodiscus (Staurodiscema) Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 146 [details]
original description (of Cladocanna Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 160 [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]
page(s): 145 [details]
original description (of Toxorchis Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 157 [details]
original description (of Staurodiscalma Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 145 [details]
original description (of Staurodiscema Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 146 [details]
original description (of Staurodiscoides Uchida, 1927) Uchida, T. (1927). Description of a new Leptomedusa, Staurodiscoides gotoi. <em>Japanese Journal of Zoology.</em> 1: 165-168.
page(s): 165 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Staurodiscus (Staurodiscalma) Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 145 [details]
original description (of Staurodiscus (Staurodiscema) Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 146 [details]
original description (of Cladocanna Haeckel, 1879) Haeckel, E. (1879). Das System der Medusen. Erster Teil einer Monographie der Medusen. <em>Denkschriften der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft zu Jena.</em> 1: XX+1-360, 320 plates., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32605578
page(s): 160 [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]
Other
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From editor or global species database
Biology Life cycle, polyp stage see Migotto & Andrade (2000), perhaps Staurodiscus kellneri (Mayer, 1910) [details]Diagnosis
Medusa with 4 or more main primary radial canals, some or all branching one or more times, primary canal and some or all of the branches reaching circular canal; ‘gonads on primary radial canals and branches; numerous tentacles and cordyli; with or without cirri; with or without ocelli.
Hydroid epizootic, Hebella-like; hydrothecae almost conical when growing on upper part of the host, cylindrical when growing on lower part of same host; asymmetrical to symmetrical; with everted margin, sharply or slightly oblique, with short to long, wrinkled or annulated pedicels; with membranous diaphragm (sometimes absent) and annular thickening; gonophores as free medusae; gonotheca as big or slightly bigger than hydrotheca, with four opercular flaps, on short pedicel, slightly undulated walls, truncated distally, tapering at base, containing up to three medusae.
[details]
Taxonomic remark Transferred to Hebellidae in Bouillon et al. (2006) [details]
Taxonomic remark Review of the species in Bouillon (1984b) [details]
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| Japanese | ゴトウクラゲ属 | [details] |
