WoRMS taxon details
Sertularella tenella (Alder, 1857)
117909 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117909)
accepted
Species
Sertularella atlantica Stechow, 1920 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Sertularella geniculata Hincks, 1874 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Sertularia tenella Alder, 1856 · unaccepted (basionym)
- Forma Sertularella tenella f. peculiaris Leloup, 1935 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, invalid homonym of Sertularella peculiaris (Leloup, 1935))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Sertularia tenella Alder, 1856) Alder, J. (1856). A notice of some new genera and species of British hydroid zoophytes. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (2).</em> 353-362, pls 12-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2313304
page(s): 357, pl. 13 figs 3-6 [details]
page(s): 357, pl. 13 figs 3-6 [details]
Type locality contained in Northumberland Coast
type locality contained in Northumberland Coast [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Distribution The Mediterranean distribution is unlikely, as the northern limit of this species is France
Distribution The Mediterranean distribution is unlikely, as the northern limit of this species is France [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Sertularella tenella (Alder, 1857). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117909 on 2026-09-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sertularia tenella Alder, 1856) Alder, J. (1856). A notice of some new genera and species of British hydroid zoophytes. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (2).</em> 353-362, pls 12-14., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2313304
page(s): 357, pl. 13 figs 3-6 [details]
original description (of Sertularella geniculata Hincks, 1874) Hincks, T. (1874). On deep-water Hydroida from Iceland. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4).</em> 13: 146-153, pls 6-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24342534
page(s): 152, pl. 7 figs 13-14 [details]
original description (of Sertularella atlantica Stechow, 1920) Stechow, E. (1920). Neue Ergebnisse auf dem Gebiete der Hydroidenforschung. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft für Morphologie und Physiologie in München.</em> 31: 9-45.
page(s): 21, fig. 2a [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): 357, pl. 13 figs 3-6 [details]
original description (of Sertularella geniculata Hincks, 1874) Hincks, T. (1874). On deep-water Hydroida from Iceland. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4).</em> 13: 146-153, pls 6-8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24342534
page(s): 152, pl. 7 figs 13-14 [details]
original description (of Sertularella atlantica Stechow, 1920) Stechow, E. (1920). Neue Ergebnisse auf dem Gebiete der Hydroidenforschung. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft für Morphologie und Physiologie in München.</em> 31: 9-45.
page(s): 21, fig. 2a [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]
Taxonomy
redescription
Cornelius, P. F. S. (1995). North-West European Thecate Hydroids and their Medusae.Part 2. Sertulariidae to Campanulariidae. <em>In: R.S.K. Barnes & J.H. Crothers, eds, Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series). The Linn. Soc. London and Est. Coas. Sci. Ass. - Field Studies Council.</em> 50 : i-vii, 1-386. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 80 [details]
page(s): 80 [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (PeRMS) Oliveira, O. M. P.; Miranda, T. P.; Araujo, E. M.; Ayón, P.; Cedeño-Posso, C. M.; Cepeda-Mercado, A. A.; Córdova, P.; Cunha, A. F.; Genzano, G. N.; Haddad, M. A.; Mianzan, H. W.; Migotto, A. E.; Miranda, L. S.; Morandini, A. C.; Nagata, R. M.; Nascimento, K. B.; Júnior, M. N.; Palma, S.; Quiñones, J.; Rodriguez, C. S.; Scarabino, F.; Schiariti, A.; Stampar, S. N.; Tronolone, V. B.; Marques, A. C. (2016). Census of Cnidaria (Medusozoa) and Ctenophora from South American marine waters. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4194(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4194.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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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 Calder, D. R. and S. D. Cairns. 2009. Hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 381–394 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [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 [request]
context source (PeRMS) Oliveira, O. M. P.; Miranda, T. P.; Araujo, E. M.; Ayón, P.; Cedeño-Posso, C. M.; Cepeda-Mercado, A. A.; Córdova, P.; Cunha, A. F.; Genzano, G. N.; Haddad, M. A.; Mianzan, H. W.; Migotto, A. E.; Miranda, L. S.; Morandini, A. C.; Nagata, R. M.; Nascimento, K. B.; Júnior, M. N.; Palma, S.; Quiñones, J.; Rodriguez, C. S.; Scarabino, F.; Schiariti, A.; Stampar, S. N.; Tronolone, V. B.; Marques, A. C. (2016). Census of Cnidaria (Medusozoa) and Ctenophora from South American marine waters. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4194(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4194.1.1 [details] Available for editors
[request]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 Calder, D. R. and S. D. Cairns. 2009. Hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 381–394 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [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
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Distribution The Mediterranean distribution is unlikely, as the northern limit of this species is France [details]Unreviewed
Biology colonial; fixed gonophores [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | クノジウミシバ | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Sertularella geniculata Hincks, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (57 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sertularella tenella)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Sertularia tenella Alder, 1856)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (18 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records) (from synonym Sertularella geniculata Hincks, 1874)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (16 publications) (from synonym Sertularella geniculata Hincks, 1874)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (57 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sertularella tenella)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Sertularia tenella Alder, 1856)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (18 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records) (from synonym Sertularella geniculata Hincks, 1874)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
