original descriptionGray JE. (1847). An outline of an arrangement of stony corals. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 19: 120-128.[details]
taxonomy sourceCairns, S.D. (1984). A generic revision of the Stylasteridae (Coelenterata: Hydrozoa). Part 2: Phylogenetic analysis. <em>Bull. mar. Sci.</em> 35(1): 38-53.[details]
taxonomy sourceCairns, S.D. (1987). Evolutionary trends in the Stylasteridae (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa). In: J. Bouillon, F. Boero, F. Cicogna & P.F.S. Cornelius, eds. <em>Modern trends in the Systematics, Ecology and Evolution of Hydroids and Hydromedusae.</em> 257-274.[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 recordCairns SD. (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.[details]
additional sourceBoschma H. (1956). Milleporina and Stylasterina. In: Moore RC (ed) Treatise on invertebrate paleontology F. Coelenterata. <em>Geological Society of America & University of Kansas Press.</em> F90–F106.[details]
additional sourceCairns, 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 athttps://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/27379 page(s): 12-19; note: Key to genera; comments on functional morphology and polychaete commensalism [details] Available for editors
additional sourceBouillon, J.; Gravili, C.; Pagès, F.; Gili, J.-M.; Boero, F. (2006). An introduction to Hydrozoa. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 194. Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle: Paris, France. ISBN 2-85653-580-1. 591 + 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
redescriptionCairns SD. (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]
ecology sourceCairns, S.D. (1992). Worldwide distribution of the Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). In: J. Bouillon, F. Boero, F. Cicogna, J.M. Gili & R.G. Hughes, eds. <em>Aspects of Hydrozoan Biology Scientia Marina.</em> 56(2-3): 125-130.[details]
subsequent type designationCairns, S. D. (1991). Catalog of the type specimens of stony corals (Milleporidae, Stylasteridae, Scleractinia) in the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 514: 59 pp.[details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality