Deep-Sea taxon details
Hydractinia Van Beneden, 1844
117117 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117117)
accepted
Genus
Hydrodendrium Nutting, 1906 · unaccepted (synonym)
- Species Hydractinia angusta Hartlaub, 1904
- Species Hydractinia arctica (Jäderholm, 1902)
- Species Hydractinia cytaeiformis Vervoort, 2006
- Species Hydractinia galeai Calder & Watling, 2021
- Species Hydractinia gorgonoides (Nutting, 1906)
- Species Hydractinia ingolfi (Kramp, 1932)
- Species Hydractinia proboscidea (Hincks, 1868)
- Subgenus Hydractinia (Stylactis) Allman, 1864 accepted as Stylactis Allman, 1864
- Species Hydractinia (Stylactis) ingolfi Kramp, 1932 accepted as Hydractinia ingolfi (Kramp, 1932)
- Species Hydractinia allmanii Bonnevie, 1898 accepted as Schuchertinia allmanii (Bonnevie, 1898) (basionym)
- Species Hydractinia claviformis (Bouillon, 1965) accepted as Hydractinia proboscidea (Hincks, 1868) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Beneden, P.J. van. (1844). Sur les genres Eleutherie et Synhydre. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles.</em> 11: 305-314., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15742170
page(s): 314 [details]
page(s): 314 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Hydractinia Van Beneden, 1844. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117117 on 2025-07-09
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Hydractinia Van Beneden, 1844. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117117 on 2025-07-09
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Beneden, P.J. van. (1844). Sur les genres Eleutherie et Synhydre. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles.</em> 11: 305-314., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15742170
page(s): 314 [details]
original description (of Hydrodendrium Nutting, 1906) Nutting, C. C. 1906. Hydroids of the Hawaiian Islands collected by the steamer Albatross in 1902. - Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission for 1903 23: 931-959, pls 1-13., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51691623
page(s): 936 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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 NODC. (1997). NODC Taxonomic codes. [details]
additional source Schuchert, P. (2008). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera part 3. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 115: 221-302.
page(s): 223 [details]
additional source Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 314 [details]
original description (of Hydrodendrium Nutting, 1906) Nutting, C. C. 1906. Hydroids of the Hawaiian Islands collected by the steamer Albatross in 1902. - Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission for 1903 23: 931-959, pls 1-13., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51691623
page(s): 936 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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 NODC. (1997). NODC Taxonomic codes. [details]
additional source Schuchert, P. (2008). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera part 3. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 115: 221-302.
page(s): 223 [details]
additional source Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Publication date The valid introduction of the name Hydractinia is 1844 and not 1841, see Calder (2010). See also for this publication for de invalidation of senior synonyms. [details]
