WoRMS name details
Staurophora mertensi Brandt, 1835
871888 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:871888)
unaccepted (incorrect spelling)
Species
Staurophora Brandt, 1834 accepted as Staurostoma Haeckel, 1879
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Brandt, J. F. (1835). Prodromus descriptionis Animalium ab H. Mertensio in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione observatorum, Petropooli. Fasc. I: 203-275., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10765514
page(s): 230 [details]
page(s): 230 [details]
Note Norfolk Sound, Alaska, USA
Type locality Norfolk Sound, Alaska, USA [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Staurophora mertensi Brandt, 1835. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=871888 on 2026-01-26
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Nomenclature
original description
Brandt, J. F. (1835). Prodromus descriptionis Animalium ab H. Mertensio in orbis terrarum circumnavigatione observatorum, Petropooli. Fasc. I: 203-275., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10765514
page(s): 230 [details]
page(s): 230 [details]
Other
context source (RAS)
Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Norfolk Sound, Alaska, USA [details]
