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Stylaster Gray, 1831

117246  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117246)

accepted
Genus
Allopora Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Stylaster alaskanus Fisher, 1938
  2. Species Stylaster asper Saville Kent, 1871
  3. Species Stylaster atlanticus Broch, 1936
  4. Species Stylaster bellus (Dana, 1848)
  5. Species Stylaster biflabellum Cairns, 2015
  6. Species Stylaster bilobatus Hickson & England, 1909
  7. Species Stylaster bithalamus Broch, 1936
  8. Species Stylaster brunneus Boschma, 1970
  9. Species Stylaster campylecus (Fisher, 1938)
  10. Species Stylaster carinatus Broch, 1936
  11. Species Stylaster complanatus Pourtalès, 1867
  12. Species Stylaster crassior Broch, 1936
  13. Species Stylaster crassiseptum Cairns & Lindner, 2011
  14. Species Stylaster densicaulis Moseley, 1879
  15. Species Stylaster divergens Marenzeller, 1904
  16. Species Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867
  17. Species Stylaster eguchii (Boschma, 1966)
  18. Species Stylaster erubescens Pourtalès, 1868
  19. Species Stylaster fundatus Cairns, 2015
  20. Species Stylaster galapagensis Cairns, 1986
  21. Species Stylaster gemmascens (Esper, 1790)
  22. Species Stylaster gracilis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850
  23. Species Stylaster granulosus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850
  24. Species Stylaster hawaiiensis Cairns, 2024
  25. Species Stylaster horologium Cairns, 1991
  26. Species Stylaster ibericus Zibrowius & Cairns, 1992
  27. Species Stylaster imbricatus Cairns, 1991
  28. Species Stylaster inornatus Cairns, 1986
  29. Species Stylaster leptostylus (Fisher, 1938)
  30. Species Stylaster lindneri Cairns, 2015
  31. Species Stylaster marenzelleri Cairns, 1986
  32. Species Stylaster maroccanus Zibrowius & Cairns, 1992
  33. Species Stylaster marshae Cairns, 1988
  34. Species Stylaster miniatus (Pourtalès, 1868)
  35. Species Stylaster minutus Cairns, 2024
  36. Species Stylaster multiplex Hickson & England, 1905
  37. Species Stylaster norvegicus (Gunnerus, 1768)
  38. Species Stylaster papuensis Zibrowius, 1981
  39. Species Stylaster polystomos Cairns, 2015
  40. Species Stylaster profundiporus Broch, 1936
  41. Species Stylaster profundus (Moseley, 1879)
  42. Species Stylaster ramosus Broch, 1947
  43. Species Stylaster repandus Cairns & Lindner, 2011
  44. Species Stylaster robustus (Cairns, 1983)
  45. Species Stylaster sanguineus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850
  46. Species Stylaster scabiosus Broch, 1935
  47. Species Stylaster sinuosus (Cairns, 1991)
  48. Species Stylaster solidus Broch, 1935
  49. Species Stylaster spatula Cairns, 1986
  50. Species Stylaster tenisonwoodsi Cairns, 1988
  51. Species Stylaster vitreus Cairns, 2024
  52. Species Stylaster eximius Saville Kent, 1871 accepted as Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867 (synonym)
  53. Species Stylaster infundibuliferus Cairns, 2005 accepted as Stylaster hawaiiensis Cairns, 2024 (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid junior homonym of Stylaster infundibuliferus (Lamarck, 1816))
  54. Species Stylaster verrucosus Studer, 1878 accepted as Conopora verrucosa (Studer, 1878)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Gray, J. E. (1831). Description of a new genus (Stylaster) of star-bearing corals in Gray, J.E., Zoological Miscellany: London, Treuttel, Wurtz, and Co., p. 36–37. <em>In: Gray, J.E., Zoological Miscellany: London, Treuttel, Wurtz, and C.</em> p. 36–37., available online at https://archive.org/details/zoologicalmisce01graygoog/page/n46/mode/2up
page(s): 36 [details] 
Depth range 1-1485 m  
Depth range 1-1485 m [details]

Fossil range Oligocene to Recent  
Fossil range Oligocene to Recent [details]

Taxonomy Cairns (1983) divided the genus into three species groups, based othe orientation of the cyclosystem on the branches.  
Taxonomy Cairns (1983) divided the genus into three species groups, based othe orientation of the cyclosystem on the branches. [details]

Description Calcareous skeleton with fine, tapering branches which are rounded in section. Pores grouped along outer edges. White,...  
Description Calcareous skeleton with fine, tapering branches which are rounded in section. Pores grouped along outer edges. White, purplish to yellow. Habitat: shallow to deep water. Distribution: all warm seas (Richmond, 1997). [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Stylaster Gray, 1831. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117246 on 2025-05-15
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Stylaster Gray, 1831. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117246 on 2025-05-15
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2010-11-20 02:14:34Z
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original description Gray, J. E. (1831). Description of a new genus (Stylaster) of star-bearing corals in Gray, J.E., Zoological Miscellany: London, Treuttel, Wurtz, and Co., p. 36–37. <em>In: Gray, J.E., Zoological Miscellany: London, Treuttel, Wurtz, and C.</em> p. 36–37., available online at https://archive.org/details/zoologicalmisce01graygoog/page/n46/mode/2up
page(s): 36 [details] 

original description (of Allopora Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details] 

context source (MSBIAS) MEDIN. (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN. version 1.0. [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 Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [details] 

additional source Cairns, S.D. (1983). A generic revision of the Stylasterina (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). Part 1. Description of the genera. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 33(2): 427-508. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Broch H. (1914). Stylasteridae. <em>The Danish Ingolf-Expedition.</em> 5 (5): 1-27, pls. 1-5, map. [details] 

additional source Moseley, H.N. (1876). Preliminary report to Professor Wyville Thompson, F.R.S., Director of the Civilian Scientific Staff, on the true corals dredged by H.M.S. 'Challenger' in deep water between the dates Dec. 30th, 1870, and August 31st. <em>Proc. R. Soc.</em> 24: 544-569.
page(s): 547 [details] 

additional source Maragos, J. E.; Kenyon, J. (2004). Rose Atoll coral data compiled from US Fish and Wildlife Service 1994, Townsend Cromwell 2002, and Sette 2004 surveys [Table 10]. UNPUBLISHED, Unpublished
page(s): 1 [details] 

additional source Cairns, S.D. & A. Lindner. (2011). A revision of the Stylasteridae (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Filifera) from Alaska and adjacent waters. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 158: 1–88. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Moseley, H.N. (1881 [1880]). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, in the years 1873–1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 2 (part 7): 1-248, pl. Hydrocorallinae 1-14, Helioporidae 1-2, Madreporaria 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-07/README.htm [details] 

redescription Cairns, S.D. (2015). Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Anthoathecata) of the New Caledonian Region. <em>Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 28. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993), 207. Publications Scientifiques du Muséum: Paris.</em> 361 + 1 cd-rom pp., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/27379
page(s): 158; note: Key to New Caledonian species. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

redescription Cairns S.D. (1986b). Stylasteridae (Hydrozoa: Hydroida) of the Galapagos Islands. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 426: 1-42. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

redescription Cairns, S.D. (1986). A revision of the Northwest Atlantic Stylasteridae (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 418: 1-131., available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/Zoology/pdf_hi/SCTZ-0418.pdf
page(s): 54 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

redescription Cairns, S.D., 1988. New records of Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from Western Australia, including the description of two new species. Rec. W. Aust. Mus. 14 1: 105-119. [details] OpenAccess publication

redescription Cairns, S.D. (1991). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydroida). <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir.</em> 98: 1-179, pls. 1-77. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

redescription Zibrowius, H. & S.D. Cairns. (1992). Revision of the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). <em>Mémoires du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, série A, Zoolologie.</em> 153: 1-136. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

identification resource Cairns, S.D. (1992). A generic revision of the Stylasteridae (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). Part 3. Keys to the genera. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 49(1-2): 538-545. [1991]. published 27 Jan 1992. [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
Nontype USNM 1015006 [details]
Nontype USNM 1071881 [details]
Nontype USNM 1071945 [details]
Nontype USNM 1077817 [details]
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Depth range 1-1485 m [details]

Fossil range Oligocene to Recent [details]

Taxonomy Cairns (1983) divided the genus into three species groups, based othe orientation of the cyclosystem on the branches. [details]

Unreviewed
Description Calcareous skeleton with fine, tapering branches which are rounded in section. Pores grouped along outer edges. White, purplish to yellow. Habitat: shallow to deep water. Distribution: all warm seas (Richmond, 1997). [details]

Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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