Hydrozoa taxon details
Stenohelia Kent, 1870
117245 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117245)
accepted
Genus
Allopora maderensis Johnson, 1862 accepted as Stenohelia maderensis (Johnson, 1862) (type by subsequent designation)
Stylaster (Stenohelia) Kent, 1870 · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Stenohelia arbuscula Cairns, 2024
- Species Stenohelia aurantiaca Cairns, 2015
- Species Stenohelia concinna Boschma, 1964
- Species Stenohelia conferta Boschma, 1968
- Species Stenohelia echinata Eguchi, 1968
- Species Stenohelia maderensis (Johnson, 1862)
- Species Stenohelia minima (Hickson & England, 1905)
- Species Stenohelia pauciseptata Cairns, 1986
- Species Stenohelia picae Cairns, 2024
- Species Stenohelia profunda Moseley, 1879
- Species Stenohelia spinifera Cairns & Zibrowius, 2013
- Species Stenohelia tiliata (Hickson & England, 1905)
- Species Stenohelia umbonata (Hickson & England, 1905)
- Species Stenohelia venusta Cairns & Zibrowius, 2013
- Species Stenohelia yabei (Eguchi, 1941)
- Subspecies Stenohelia yabei minor (Eguchi, 1941) accepted as Stenohelia yabei (Eguchi, 1941) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Stenohelia boschmai Wells, 1977 † accepted as Conopora boschmai (Wells, 1977) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
- Species Stenohelia challengeri (Boschma, 1951) accepted as Stenohelia profunda Moseley, 1879 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Stenohelia complanata (Pourtalès, 1867) accepted as Stylaster complanatus Pourtalès, 1867 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Stenohelia madeirensis (Johnson, 1862) accepted as Stenohelia maderensis (Johnson, 1862) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Stenohelia madierensis (Johnson, 1862) accepted as Stenohelia maderensis (Johnson, 1862) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Stenohelia robusta Boschma, 1964 accepted as Stenohelia concinna Boschma, 1964 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kent WS. (1870). On a new genus of the Madreporaria or stony corals (Stenohelia). <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4).</em> 5: 120-123., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937008696119 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Stenohelia Kent, 1870. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php/api-docs/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117245 on 2026-05-16
Date
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original description
Kent WS. (1870). On a new genus of the Madreporaria or stony corals (Stenohelia). <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4).</em> 5: 120-123., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937008696119 [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 Boschma H. (1964). On Stylasterina of the genus Stenohelia. <em>Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen - Amsterdam, Series C.</em> 67 (2): 64-73, pls. 1-2. [details] Available for editors
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. (1986b). Stylasteridae (Hydrozoa: Hydroida) of the Galapagos Islands. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 426: 1-42. [details] Available for editors
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
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
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
redescription Zibrowius, H. & S.D. Cairns. (1992). Revision of the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). <em>Mémoires du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, série A, Zoolologie.</em> 153: 1-136., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400059567 [details] Available for editors
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): 200 [details] Available for editors
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
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 Boschma H. (1964). On Stylasterina of the genus Stenohelia. <em>Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen - Amsterdam, Series C.</em> 67 (2): 64-73, pls. 1-2. [details] Available for editors
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. (1986b). Stylasteridae (Hydrozoa: Hydroida) of the Galapagos Islands. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 426: 1-42. [details] Available for editors
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
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
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
redescription Zibrowius, H. & S.D. Cairns. (1992). Revision of the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Stylasteridae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). <em>Mémoires du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, série A, Zoolologie.</em> 153: 1-136., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400059567 [details] Available for editors
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): 200 [details] Available for editors
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
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