Hydrozoa taxon details

Distichopora Lamarck, 1816

205513  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205513)

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  1. Species Distichopora anceps Cairns, 1978
  2. Species Distichopora anomala Cairns, 1986
  3. Species Distichopora antigua Defrance, 1826 †
  4. Species Distichopora asulcata Cairns, 2005
  5. Species Distichopora barbadensis Pourtalès, 1874
  6. Species Distichopora borealis Fisher, 1938
    1. Subspecies Distichopora borealis japonica Broch, 1942
    2. Forma Distichopora borealis f. japonica Broch, 1942 accepted as Distichopora borealis japonica Broch, 1942 (change in taxonomic level)
  7. Species Distichopora brevistylos Cairns, 2024
  8. Species Distichopora cervina Pourtalès, 1871
  9. Species Distichopora coccinea Gray, 1860
  10. Species Distichopora contorta Pourtalès, 1878
  11. Species Distichopora cryptostylus Cairns & Pica, 2019
  12. Species Distichopora dispar Cairns, 1991
  13. Species Distichopora foliacea Pourtalès, 1868
  14. Species Distichopora gracilis Dana, 1848
  15. Species Distichopora irregularis Moseley, 1879
  16. Species Distichopora laevigranulosa Cairns, 1986
  17. Species Distichopora livida Tenison-Woods, 1880
  18. Species Distichopora nitida Verrill, 1864
  19. Species Distichopora patula Cairns, 2020 †
  20. Species Distichopora profunda Hickson & England, 1909
  21. Species Distichopora providentiae (Hickson & England, 1909)
  22. Species Distichopora robusta Lindner, Cairns & Guzman, 2004
  23. Species Distichopora rosalindae Cairns, 1986
  24. Species Distichopora serpens Broch, 1942
  25. Species Distichopora sulcata Pourtalès, 1867
  26. Species Distichopora uniserialis Cairns, 1986
  27. Species Distichopora vervoorti Cairns & Hoeksema, 1998
  28. Species Distichopora violacea (Pallas, 1766)
    1. Forma Distichopora violacea f. cornuta Broch, 1942 accepted as Distichopora coccinea Gray, 1860
    2. Forma Distichopora violacea f. fisheri Broch, 1942 accepted as Distichopora violacea (Pallas, 1766) (synonymy)
    3. Forma Distichopora violacea f. tenella Boschma, 1959 accepted as Distichopora violacea (Pallas, 1766) (synonymy)
  29. Species Distichopora yucatanensis Cairns, 1986
  30. Subgenus Distichopora (Distichopora) Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Distichopora Lamarck, 1816 (synonym)
    1. Species Distichopora (Distichopora) violacea (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Distichopora violacea (Pallas, 1766) (changed combination)
  31. Subgenus Distichopora (Haplomerismos) Cairns, 1978 accepted as Distichopora Lamarck, 1816 (synonymy)
    1. Species Distichopora (Haplomerismos) anceps Cairns, 1978 accepted as Distichopora anceps Cairns, 1978
  32. Species Distichopora alnutti Wright, 1882 accepted as Distichopora nitida Verrill, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonymy)
  33. Species Distichopora brasseyae Wright, 1882 accepted as Distichopora brasseyi Wright, 1882 accepted as Distichopora nitida Verrill, 1864 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  34. Species Distichopora brasseyi Wright, 1882 accepted as Distichopora nitida Verrill, 1864 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonymy)
  35. Species Distichopora breviserialis Quelch, 1884 accepted as Distichopora nitida Verrill, 1864 (synonymy)
  36. Species Distichopora cinabarina Nardo, 1844 accepted as Distichopora violacea (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  37. Species Distichopora conferta Quelch, 1885 accepted as Distichopora gracilis Dana, 1848 (synonymy)
  38. Species Distichopora fisheri Broch, 1942 accepted as Distichopora violacea (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonymy)
  39. Species Distichopora fragilis Quelch, 1885 accepted as Distichopora gracilis Dana, 1848
  40. Species Distichopora fulvacea Michelin, 1862 accepted as Distichopora violacea (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  41. Species Distichopora granulosa Quelch, 1885 accepted as Distichopora gracilis Dana, 1848 (synonymy)
  42. Species Distichopora milesii Quelch, 1884 accepted as Distichopora gracilis Dana, 1848 (synonymy)
  43. Species Distichopora ochracea Quelch, 1885 accepted as Distichopora nitida Verrill, 1864 (synonymy)
    1. Variety Distichopora ochracea var. parairregulare Eguchi, 1968 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  44. Species Distichopora parairregulare Eguchi, 1968 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  45. Species Distichopora purpurea Schmeltz, 1875 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  46. Species Distichopora rosea Saville Kent, 1871 accepted as Distichopora violacea (Pallas, 1766) (synonymy)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome second, 566 pp. Paris, Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47698
page(s): 197 [details] OpenAccess publication
Depth range 1-806 m  
Depth range 1-806 m [details]

Fossil range Eocene to Recent  
Fossil range Eocene to Recent [details]
Hydrozoa (2025). Distichopora Lamarck, 1816. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205513 on 2026-01-18
Date
action
by
1997-10-30 15:49:33Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2006-09-11 06:44:08Z
changed
Martinez, Olga
2010-11-19 01:58:37Z
checked
Cairns, Stephen
2010-11-21 17:12:16Z
changed
Cairns, Stephen
2019-12-06 07:33:39Z
changed
Schuchert, Peter
2021-04-30 08:07:07Z
changed
Hoeksema, Bert
2024-11-06 07:52:10Z
changed
Schuchert, Peter

original description Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome second, 566 pp. Paris, Verdière. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47698
page(s): 197 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Distichopora (Haplomerismos) Cairns, 1978) Cairns, S.D. (1978). Distichopora (Haplomerismos) anceps, a new Stylasterine coral (Coelenterata: Stylasterina) from deep water off the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Micronesica.</em> 14(1): 83-87. [details] OpenAccess publication

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

basis of record Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [details] 

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details] 

additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V. Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> :59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Boschma H. (1959). Revision of the Indo-Pacific species of the genus Distichopora. <em>Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde.</em> 29 (1): 121-171, pls. 1-16., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/26660644-02901008 [details] 

additional source Boschma 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] 

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): 153 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

redescription Cairns, S.D. (1978). Distichopora (Haplomerismos) anceps, a new Stylasterine coral (Coelenterata: Stylasterina) from deep water off the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Micronesica.</em> 14(1): 83-87. [details] OpenAccess publication

redescription 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

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 [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 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. & 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

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
 
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Depth range 1-806 m [details]

Fossil range Eocene to Recent [details]
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