WoRMS name details
Stylactis arge Clarke, 1882
158195 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158195)
unaccepted (basionym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Clarke, S. F. 1882. New and interesting hydroids from Chesapeake Bay. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 3: 135-142, pls 7-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7751215
page(s): 138, figs 18-20 [details]
page(s): 138, figs 18-20 [details]
Note Crisfield, Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay, USA; on...
Type locality Crisfield, Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay, USA; on seagrasses (not gastropods) [details]
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras
Distribution Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Stylactis arge Clarke, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158195 on 2026-09-26
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Nomenclature
original description
Clarke, S. F. 1882. New and interesting hydroids from Chesapeake Bay. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 3: 135-142, pls 7-9., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7751215
page(s): 138, figs 18-20 [details]
basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
page(s): 138, figs 18-20 [details]
basis of record Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp., available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C [details]
Other
additional source
Wedler E., Larson R. (1986). Athecate hydroids from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. <em>Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment.</em> 21(1): 69-101., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/01650528609360698
page(s): 92, fig. 10Aa-b [details]
page(s): 92, fig. 10Aa-b [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
