Hydrozoa source details
Cairns, S.D. (2024). Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Anthoathecata) from insular southwest Indian Ocean. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos. 34: 223-329.
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Cairns, S.D.
2024
Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa: Anthoathecata) from insular southwest Indian Ocean
Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos
34: 223-329
Publication
Forty-six species pertaining to 12 genera of stylasterid hydrozoans are described and figured from the insular southwest Indian Ocean, primarily collected from off Glorieuses islands, Mayotte, La Réunion, Walters Shoal, and Sapmer Bank. The study is based on specimens collected from 141 stations. Twenty-five new species are described, bring the total number of Recent (living) species in the family Stylasteridae to 346. An historical summary of previously reported species from this region is given. The genera Lepidotheca Cairns, 1983 and Inferiolabiata Broch, 1951, are synonymized with the senior synonym Paraerrina Broch, 1942, resulting in numerous new
combinations. The status of Stylaster infundibuliferus (Lamarck, 1816) is discussed, and a replacement name for the junior secondary homonym Stylaster infundibuliferus Cairns, 2005 is proposed. Keys to the species of Crypthelia and the unbranched southwest Indian Ocean species are provided. Although various islands within the southwest Indian Ocean appear to have an endemic component, some as high as 50%, most appear
to form a cohesive fauna that can be categorized as tropical southwest Indian Ocean, and one that is discrete from the continental fauna off eastern Africa.
Africa
Abyssal, Deep-Sea
Conopora major Hickson & England, 1905 accepted as Conopora verrucosa (Studer, 1878) (additional source)
Distichopora providentiae (Hickson & England, 1909) (additional source)
Inferiolabiata Broch, 1951 accepted as Paraerrina Broch, 1942 (source of synonymy)
Inferiolabiata limatula Cairns, 2015 accepted as Paraerrina limatula (Cairns, 2015) (additional source)
Inferiolabiata lowei (Cairns, 1983) accepted as Paraerrina lowei (Cairns, 1983) (additional source)
Inferiolabiata rhabdion Cairns, 2015 accepted as Paraerrina rhabdion (Cairns, 2015) (additional source)
Inferiolabiata spinosa Cairns, 1991 accepted as Paraerrina spinosa (Cairns, 1991) (additional source)
Lepidotheca altispina Cairns, 1991 accepted as Paraerrina altispina (Cairns, 1991) (additional source)
Lepidotheca brochi Cairns, 1986 accepted as Paraerrina brochi (Cairns, 1986) (additional source)
Lepidotheca chauliostylus Cairns, 1991 accepted as Paraerrina chauliostylus (Cairns, 1991) (additional source)
Lepidotheca clavata Cairns, 2015 accepted as Paraerrina clavata (Cairns, 2015) (additional source)
Lepidotheca fascicularis (Cairns, 1983) accepted as Paraerrina fascicularis (Cairns, 1983) (additional source)
Lepidotheca hachijoensis (Eguchi, 1968) accepted as Paraerrina hachijoensis (Eguchi, 1968) (additional source)
Lepidotheca hebetis Cairns, 2015 accepted as Paraerrina hebetis (Cairns, 2015) (additional source)
Lepidotheca horrida (Hickson & England, 1905) accepted as Paraerrina horrida (Hickson & England, 1905) (additional source)
Lepidotheca inconsuta Cairns, 1991 accepted as Paraerrina inconsuta (Cairns, 1991) (additional source)
Lepidotheca macropora Cairns, 1986 accepted as Paraerrina macropora (Cairns, 1986) (additional source)
Lepidotheca minuta Cairns, 2015 accepted as Paraerrina minuta (Cairns, 2015) (additional source)
Lepidotheca pourtalesi Cairns, 1986 accepted as Paraerrina pourtalesi (Cairns, 1986) (additional source)
Lepidotheca ramosa (Hickson & England, 1905) accepted as Paraerrina ramosa (Hickson & England, 1905) (additional source)
Lepidotheca ranunculata Cairns, 2015 accepted as Paraerrina ranunculata (Cairns, 2015) (additional source)
Lepidotheca robusta Cairns, 1991 accepted as Paraerrina robusta (Cairns, 1991) (additional source)
Lepidotheca splendens Cairns, 2015 accepted as Paraerrina splendens (Cairns, 2015) (additional source)
Lepidotheca tenuistylus (Broch, 1942) accepted as Paraerrina tenuistylus (Broch, 1942) (additional source)
Paraerrina africana (Cairns & Zibrowius, 2013) (source of synonymy)
Paraerrina altispina (Cairns, 1991) (basis of record)
Paraerrina cervicornis (Broch, 1942) (basis of record)
Paraerrina chauliostylus (Cairns, 1991) (basis of record)
Paraerrina clavata (Cairns, 2015) (basis of record)
Paraerrina decipiens Broch, 1942 (additional source)
Paraerrina fascicularis (Cairns, 1983) (basis of record)
Paraerrina hachijoensis (Eguchi, 1968) (basis of record)
Paraerrina hebetis (Cairns, 2015) (basis of record)
Paraerrina horrida (Hickson & England, 1905) (basis of record)
Paraerrina inconsuta (Cairns, 1991) (basis of record)
Paraerrina labiata (Moseley, 1879) (additional source)
Paraerrina lowei (Cairns, 1983) (basis of record)
Paraerrina macropora (Cairns, 1986) (basis of record)
Paraerrina minuta (Cairns, 2015) (basis of record)
Paraerrina pourtalesi (Cairns, 1986) (basis of record)
Paraerrina ramosa (Hickson & England, 1905) (basis of record)
Paraerrina ranunculata (Cairns, 2015) (basis of record)
Paraerrina rhabdion (Cairns, 2015) (basis of record)
Paraerrina robusta (Cairns, 1991) (basis of record)
Paraerrina splendens (Cairns, 2015) (basis of record)
Paraerrina tenuistylus (Broch, 1942) (basis of record)
Phalangopora regularis Kirkpatrick, 1897 (additional source)
Distichopora providentiae (Hickson & England, 1909) (additional source)
Inferiolabiata Broch, 1951 accepted as Paraerrina Broch, 1942 (source of synonymy)
Inferiolabiata limatula Cairns, 2015 accepted as Paraerrina limatula (Cairns, 2015) (additional source)
Inferiolabiata lowei (Cairns, 1983) accepted as Paraerrina lowei (Cairns, 1983) (additional source)
Inferiolabiata rhabdion Cairns, 2015 accepted as Paraerrina rhabdion (Cairns, 2015) (additional source)
Inferiolabiata spinosa Cairns, 1991 accepted as Paraerrina spinosa (Cairns, 1991) (additional source)
Lepidotheca altispina Cairns, 1991 accepted as Paraerrina altispina (Cairns, 1991) (additional source)
Lepidotheca brochi Cairns, 1986 accepted as Paraerrina brochi (Cairns, 1986) (additional source)
Lepidotheca chauliostylus Cairns, 1991 accepted as Paraerrina chauliostylus (Cairns, 1991) (additional source)
Lepidotheca clavata Cairns, 2015 accepted as Paraerrina clavata (Cairns, 2015) (additional source)
Lepidotheca fascicularis (Cairns, 1983) accepted as Paraerrina fascicularis (Cairns, 1983) (additional source)
Lepidotheca hachijoensis (Eguchi, 1968) accepted as Paraerrina hachijoensis (Eguchi, 1968) (additional source)
Lepidotheca hebetis Cairns, 2015 accepted as Paraerrina hebetis (Cairns, 2015) (additional source)
Lepidotheca horrida (Hickson & England, 1905) accepted as Paraerrina horrida (Hickson & England, 1905) (additional source)
Lepidotheca inconsuta Cairns, 1991 accepted as Paraerrina inconsuta (Cairns, 1991) (additional source)
Lepidotheca macropora Cairns, 1986 accepted as Paraerrina macropora (Cairns, 1986) (additional source)
Lepidotheca minuta Cairns, 2015 accepted as Paraerrina minuta (Cairns, 2015) (additional source)
Lepidotheca pourtalesi Cairns, 1986 accepted as Paraerrina pourtalesi (Cairns, 1986) (additional source)
Lepidotheca ramosa (Hickson & England, 1905) accepted as Paraerrina ramosa (Hickson & England, 1905) (additional source)
Lepidotheca ranunculata Cairns, 2015 accepted as Paraerrina ranunculata (Cairns, 2015) (additional source)
Lepidotheca robusta Cairns, 1991 accepted as Paraerrina robusta (Cairns, 1991) (additional source)
Lepidotheca splendens Cairns, 2015 accepted as Paraerrina splendens (Cairns, 2015) (additional source)
Lepidotheca tenuistylus (Broch, 1942) accepted as Paraerrina tenuistylus (Broch, 1942) (additional source)
Paraerrina africana (Cairns & Zibrowius, 2013) (source of synonymy)
Paraerrina altispina (Cairns, 1991) (basis of record)
Paraerrina cervicornis (Broch, 1942) (basis of record)
Paraerrina chauliostylus (Cairns, 1991) (basis of record)
Paraerrina clavata (Cairns, 2015) (basis of record)
Paraerrina decipiens Broch, 1942 (additional source)
Paraerrina fascicularis (Cairns, 1983) (basis of record)
Paraerrina hachijoensis (Eguchi, 1968) (basis of record)
Paraerrina hebetis (Cairns, 2015) (basis of record)
Paraerrina horrida (Hickson & England, 1905) (basis of record)
Paraerrina inconsuta (Cairns, 1991) (basis of record)
Paraerrina labiata (Moseley, 1879) (additional source)
Paraerrina lowei (Cairns, 1983) (basis of record)
Paraerrina macropora (Cairns, 1986) (basis of record)
Paraerrina minuta (Cairns, 2015) (basis of record)
Paraerrina pourtalesi (Cairns, 1986) (basis of record)
Paraerrina ramosa (Hickson & England, 1905) (basis of record)
Paraerrina ranunculata (Cairns, 2015) (basis of record)
Paraerrina rhabdion (Cairns, 2015) (basis of record)
Paraerrina robusta (Cairns, 1991) (basis of record)
Paraerrina splendens (Cairns, 2015) (basis of record)
Paraerrina tenuistylus (Broch, 1942) (basis of record)
Phalangopora regularis Kirkpatrick, 1897 (additional source)