WoRMS source details

Cairns, S.D., 1986. Stylasteridae (Hydrozoa: Hydroida) of the Galapagos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 426: 1-42.
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Kristian Fauchald's Polychaeta DB
The 14 species of stylasterids known from the Galapagos Islands are described and illustrated by scanning electron photomicrographs. Nine species are described as new (Lepidotheca macropora, Distichopora laevigranulosa, Stylaster marenzelleri, S. galapage
Systematics, Taxonomy
Zoogeography, Biogeography (generalities), Geographic distribution
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Crypthelia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 (redescription)
Crypthelia cymas Cairns, 1986 (original description)
Crypthelia dactylopoma Cairns, 1986 (original description)
Crypthelia eueides Cairns, 1986 (original description)
Crypthelia gigantea Fisher, 1938 (redescription)
Crypthelia glebulenta Cairns, 1986 (original description)
Crypthelia lacunosa Cairns, 1986 (original description)
Distichopora Lamarck, 1816 (redescription)
Distichopora laevigranulosa Cairns, 1986 (original description)
Errina Gray, 1835 (redescription)
Errina macrogastra Marenzeller, 1904 (redescription)
Lepidotheca Cairns, 1983 (redescription)
Lepidotheca macropora Cairns, 1986 (original description)
Stenohelia Kent, 1870 (redescription)
Stenohelia concinna Boschma, 1964 (redescription)
Stenohelia robusta Boschma, 1964 accepted as Stenohelia concinna Boschma, 1964 (redescription)
Stylaster Gray, 1831 (redescription)
Stylaster divergens Marenzeller, 1904 (redescription)
Stylaster galapagensis Cairns, 1986 (original description)
Stylaster marenzelleri Cairns, 1986 (original description)
Holotype USNM 72090, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Lepidotheca macropora Cairns, 1986
Holotype USNM 72093, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Distichopora laevigranulosa Cairns, 1986
Holotype USNM 72096, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Stylaster marenzelleri Cairns, 1986
Holotype USNM 72098, geounit Ecuadorean Exclusive Economic Zone, identified as Stylaster galapagensis Cairns, 1986
 Depth range

166-806 m [details]