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Stylaster Gray, 1831

Stylaster roseus (Pallas, 1766): Stylasteridae
Stylaster roseus (Pallas, 1766): Stylasteridae

117246 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117246)

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Genus
Allopora Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Allopora (Stylaster) Gray, 1831 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Cryptaxiella Kuhn, 1939 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cryptaxis Reuss, 1865 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cyclopora Verrill, 1866 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Deontopora Hall, 1893 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Stylaster (Allopora) Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Stylaster (Eustylaster) Broch, 1914 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Stylaster (Eu-Stylaster) Broch, 1914 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (misspelling)
Stylaster (Stylaster) Gray, 1831 · unaccepted > superseded rank

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  1. Species Stylaster alaskanus Fisher, 1938
  2. Species Stylaster alloporoides (Reuss, 1865) † (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym)
  3. Species Stylaster amphiheloides Saville Kent, 1871
  4. Species Stylaster antillarum Zibrowius & Cairns, 1982
  5. Species Stylaster antiquus Sismonda, 1871 †
  6. Species Stylaster arborescens (Nielsen, 1919) †
  7. Species Stylaster asper Saville Kent, 1871
  8. Species Stylaster atlanticus Broch, 1936
  9. Species Stylaster aurantiacus Cairns, 1986
  10. Species Stylaster bellus (Dana, 1848)
  11. Species Stylaster biflabellum Cairns, 2015
  12. Species Stylaster bilobatus Hickson & England, 1909
    1. Forma Stylaster bilobatus f. alba Hickson & England, 1905 accepted as Stylaster bilobatus Hickson & England, 1909 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  13. Species Stylaster bithalamus Broch, 1936
  14. Species Stylaster blatteus (Boschma, 1961)
  15. Species Stylaster bocki Broch, 1936
  16. Species Stylaster boreopacificus Broch, 1932
  17. Species Stylaster boschmai (Eguchi, 1965)
  18. Species Stylaster brochi (Fisher, 1938)
  19. Species Stylaster brunneus Boschma, 1970
  20. Species Stylaster californicus (Verrill, 1866)
  21. Species Stylaster campylecus (Fisher, 1938)
    1. Subspecies Stylaster campylecus campylecus (Fisher, 1938) accepted as Stylaster campylecus (Fisher, 1938) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
    2. Subspecies Stylaster campylecus parageus (Fisher, 1938) accepted as Stylaster parageus (Fisher, 1938) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    3. Subspecies Stylaster campylecus trachystomus (Fisher, 1938) accepted as Stylaster trachystomus (Fisher, 1938) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    4. Subspecies Stylaster campylecus tylotus (Fisher, 1938) accepted as Stylaster campylecus (Fisher, 1938) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  22. Species Stylaster carinatus Broch, 1936
  23. Species Stylaster chibaensis Eguchi, 1954 †
  24. Species Stylaster cocosensis Cairns, 1991
  25. Species Stylaster complanatus Pourtalès, 1867
  26. Species Stylaster compressus (Römer, 1863) †
  27. Species Stylaster corallium Cairns, 1986
  28. Species Stylaster crassior Broch, 1936
  29. Species Stylaster crassiseptum Cairns & Lindner, 2011
  30. Species Stylaster crassus (Nielsen, 1919) †
  31. Species Stylaster cretaceous Jell, Cook & Jell, 2011 †
  32. Species Stylaster densicaulis Moseley, 1879
  33. Species Stylaster dentatus Broch, 1936
  34. Species Stylaster diastemata Cairns, 2015
  35. Species Stylaster digitiformis Cairns, 2020 †
  36. Species Stylaster divergens Marenzeller, 1904
  37. Species Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867 (accepted > nomen novum)
  38. Species Stylaster eguchii (Boschma, 1966)
  39. Species Stylaster elassotomus Fisher, 1938
  40. Species Stylaster erubescens Pourtalès, 1868
    1. Subspecies Stylaster erubescens britannicus Zibrowius & Cairns, 1992
    2. Subspecies Stylaster erubescens erubescens Pourtalès, 1868
    3. Subspecies Stylaster erubescens groenlandicus Zibrowius & Cairns, 1992
    4. Subspecies Stylaster erubescens meteorensis Zibrowius & Cairns, 1992
    5. Subspecies Stylaster erubescens meterorensis Zibrowius & Cairns, 1992 accepted as Stylaster erubescens meteorensis Zibrowius & Cairns, 1992 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  41. Species Stylaster filanderae Cairns, 2024
  42. Species Stylaster filogranus Pourtalès, 1871
  43. Species Stylaster flabelliformis (Lamarck, 1816)
  44. Species Stylaster fundatus Cairns, 2015
  45. Species Stylaster galapagensis Cairns, 1986
  46. Species Stylaster gemmascens (Esper, 1790)
    1. Subspecies Stylaster gemmascens alaskanus Fisher, 1938 accepted as Stylaster alaskanus Fisher, 1938 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    2. Subspecies Stylaster gemmascens bellus (Dana, 1846) accepted as Stylaster bellus (Dana, 1848) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  47. Species Stylaster gigas Cairns & Grant-Mackie, 1993 †
  48. Species Stylaster gracilis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850
  49. Species Stylaster granulosus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850
  50. Species Stylaster griggi Cairns, 2005
  51. Species Stylaster griseus Cairns & Zibrowius, 2013
  52. Species Stylaster hattorii (Eguchi, 1968)
  53. Species Stylaster hawaiiensis Cairns, 2024 (accepted > nomen novum)
  54. Species Stylaster horologium Cairns, 1991
  55. Species Stylaster ibericus Zibrowius & Cairns, 1992
  56. Species Stylaster imbricatus Cairns, 1991
  57. Species Stylaster incompletus (Tenison-Woods, 1883)
  58. Species Stylaster incrassatus Broch, 1936
  59. Species Stylaster infundibuliferus (Lamarck, 1816)
  60. Species Stylaster inornatus Cairns, 1986
  61. Species Stylaster kenti Cairns & Zibrowius, 2013
  62. Species Stylaster laevigatus Cairns, 1986
  63. Species Stylaster leptostylus (Fisher, 1938)
  64. Species Stylaster lindneri Cairns, 2015
  65. Species Stylaster lonchitis Broch, 1947
  66. Species Stylaster malpeloensis Lizcano-Sandoval & Cairns, 2018
  67. Species Stylaster marenzelleri Cairns, 1986
  68. Species Stylaster maroccanus Zibrowius & Cairns, 1992
  69. Species Stylaster marshae Cairns, 1988
  70. Species Stylaster microstriatus Broch, 1936
  71. Species Stylaster miniatus (Pourtalès, 1868)
  72. Species Stylaster minutus Cairns, 2024
  73. Species Stylaster mooraboolensis (Hall, 1893) †
  74. Species Stylaster multicavus Cairns, 2020 †
  75. Species Stylaster multiplex Hickson & England, 1905
  76. Species Stylaster nobilis (Saville Kent, 1871)
  77. Species Stylaster norvegicus (Gunnerus, 1768)
    1. Forma Stylaster norvegicus f. atlanticus Broch, 1936 accepted as Stylaster norvegicus (Gunnerus, 1768) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    2. Forma Stylaster norvegicus f. pacificus Broch, 1936 accepted as Stylaster verrillii (Dall, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  78. Species Stylaster obtusus Cairns, 2015
  79. Species Stylaster omanensis Cairns & Samimi-Namin, 2015
  80. Species Stylaster papuensis Zibrowius, 1981
  81. Species Stylaster parageus (Fisher, 1938)
    1. Subspecies Stylaster parageus columbiensis Cairns & Lindner, 2011
    2. Subspecies Stylaster parageus parageus (Fisher, 1938)
  82. Species Stylaster polymorphus (Broch, 1936)
  83. Species Stylaster polystomos Cairns, 2015
  84. Species Stylaster priscus Reuss, 1872 †
  85. Species Stylaster profundiporus Broch, 1936
    1. Subspecies Stylaster profundiporus crassicaulis Broch, 1936 accepted as Stylaster profundiporus Broch, 1936 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    2. Forma Stylaster profundiporus f. crassicaulis Broch, 1936 accepted as Stylaster profundiporus Broch, 1936 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  86. Species Stylaster profundus (Moseley, 1879)
  87. Species Stylaster pulcher Quelch, 1884
  88. Species Stylaster purpuratus (Naumov, 1960)
  89. Species Stylaster ramosus Broch, 1947
  90. Species Stylaster repandus Cairns & Lindner, 2011
  91. Species Stylaster robustus (Cairns, 1983)
  92. Species Stylaster rosaceus (Greeff, 1886)
  93. Species Stylaster roseus (Pallas, 1766)
  94. Species Stylaster sanguineus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850
  95. Species Stylaster scabiosus Broch, 1935
    1. Subspecies Stylaster scabiosus infundibulipora (Eguchi, 1968) accepted as Stylaster scabiosus Broch, 1935 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  96. Species Stylaster sinuosus (Cairns, 1991)
  97. Species Stylaster solidus Broch, 1935
  98. Species Stylaster spatula Cairns, 1986
  99. Species Stylaster stejnegeri (Fisher, 1938)
  100. Species Stylaster stellulatus Stewart, 1878
  101. Species Stylaster subviolacea (Saville Kent, 1871)
  102. Species Stylaster tenisonwoodsi Cairns, 1988
  103. Species Stylaster trachystomus (Fisher, 1938)
  104. Species Stylaster tritoni Maggioni, Cairns, Pica & Benzoni, 2022
  105. Species Stylaster tuberosus Cairns, 2020 †
  106. Species Stylaster venustus (Verrill, 1868)
  107. Species Stylaster verrillii (Dall, 1884)
  108. Species Stylaster vitreus Cairns, 2024
  109. Subgenus Stylaster (Allopora) Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Stylaster Gray, 1831 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Stylaster (Allopora) bocki Broch, 1936 accepted as Stylaster bocki Broch, 1936 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
    2. Species Stylaster (Allopora) boreopacificus Broch, 1932 accepted as Stylaster boreopacificus Broch, 1932 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
      1. Forma Stylaster (Allopora) boreopacificus f. typica Bronn, 1932 accepted as Stylaster boreopacificus Broch, 1932 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    3. Species Stylaster (Allopora) carinata Broch, 1936 accepted as Stylaster carinatus Broch, 1936 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
    4. Species Stylaster (Allopora) dentatus Broch, 1936 accepted as Stylaster dentatus Broch, 1936 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    5. Species Stylaster (Allopora) norvegicus (Gunnerus, 1768) accepted as Stylaster norvegicus (Gunnerus, 1768) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    6. Species Stylaster (Allopora) porphyrus accepted as Stylantheca papillosa (Dall, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    7. Species Stylaster (Allopora) profundus (Moseley, 1879) accepted as Stylaster profundus (Moseley, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    8. Species Stylaster (Allopora) scabiosa Broch, 1936 accepted as Stylaster scabiosus Broch, 1935 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    9. Species Stylaster (Allopora) solidus Broch, 1935 accepted as Stylaster solidus Broch, 1935 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  110. Subgenus Stylaster (Eustylaster) Broch, 1914 accepted as Stylaster Gray, 1831 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Stylaster (Eustylaster) duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867 accepted as Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Stylaster (Eustylaster) gemmascens (Esper, 1790) accepted as Stylaster gemmascens (Esper, 1790) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    3. Species Stylaster (Eustylaster) lonchitis Broch, 1947 accepted as Stylaster lonchitis Broch, 1947 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
    4. Species Stylaster (Eustylaster) ramosus Broch, 1947 accepted as Stylaster ramosus Broch, 1947 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
    5. Species Stylaster (Eustylaster) roseus (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Stylaster roseus (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  111. Subgenus Stylaster (Eu-Stylaster) Broch, 1914 accepted as Stylaster Gray, 1831 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, misspelling)
    1. Species Stylaster (Eu-Stylaster) asper Saville Kent, 1871 accepted as Stylaster asper Saville Kent, 1871 (unaccepted > superseded combination, misspelling)
    2. Species Stylaster (Eu-Stylaster) crassior Broch, 1936 accepted as Stylaster crassior Broch, 1936 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
    3. Species Stylaster (Eu-Stylaster) dentatus Broch, 1936 accepted as Stylaster dentatus Broch, 1936 (unaccepted > superseded combination, misspelling)
    4. Species Stylaster (Eu-Stylaster) eximius Saville Kent, 1871 accepted as Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, misspelling)
    5. Species Stylaster (Eu-Stylaster) filogranus Pourtalès, 1871 accepted as Stylaster filogranus Pourtalès, 1871 (unaccepted > superseded combination, misspelling)
    6. Species Stylaster (Eu-Stylaster) gemmascens (Esper, 1790) accepted as Stylaster gemmascens (Esper, 1790) (unaccepted > superseded combination, misspelling)
    7. Species Stylaster (Eu-Stylaster) gracilis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850 accepted as Stylaster gracilis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850 (unaccepted > superseded combination, misspelling)
    8. Species Stylaster (Eu-Stylaster) profundiporus Broch, 1936 accepted as Stylaster profundiporus Broch, 1936 (unaccepted > superseded combination, misspelling)
    9. Species Stylaster (Eu-Stylaster) roseus (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Stylaster roseus (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > superseded combination, misspelling)
  112. Subgenus Stylaster (Stenohelia) Kent, 1870 accepted as Stenohelia Kent, 1870 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Stylaster (Stenohelia) challengeri Boschma, 1951 accepted as Stenohelia profunda Moseley, 1879 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  113. Subgenus Stylaster (Stylantheca) Fisher, 1931 accepted as Stylantheca Fisher, 1931 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Stylaster (Stylantheca) porphyra (Fisher, 1931) accepted as Stylantheca papillosa (Dall, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  114. Subgenus Stylaster (Stylaster) Gray, 1831 accepted as Stylaster Gray, 1831 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Stylaster (Stylaster) duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867 accepted as Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  115. Species Stylaster abei (Eguchi, 1968) accepted as Stylaster campylecus (Fisher, 1938) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  116. Species Stylaster alaskana Fisher, 1938 accepted as Stylaster alaskanus Fisher, 1938 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  117. Species Stylaster bella (Dana, 1846) accepted as Stylaster bellus (Dana, 1848) (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  118. Species Stylaster cancellatus Fisher, 1938 accepted as Stylaster alaskanus Fisher, 1938 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  119. Species Stylaster challengeri Boschma, 1951 accepted as Stenohelia profunda Moseley, 1879 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  120. Species Stylaster echinatus Broch, 1936 accepted as Stylaster filogranus Pourtalès, 1871 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  121. Species Stylaster elegans Verrill, 1864 accepted as Stylaster sanguineus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  122. Species Stylaster elegans Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  123. Species Stylaster eximius Saville Kent, 1871 accepted as Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Forma Stylaster eximius f. altus Hickson & England, 1905 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    2. Forma Stylaster eximius f. dentatus Hickson & England, 1905 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    3. Forma Stylaster eximius f. irregularis Hickson & England, 1905 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    4. Forma Stylaster eximius f. minor Hickson & England, 1905 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
    5. Forma Stylaster eximius f. atlantica Broch, 1936 accepted as Stylaster atlanticus Broch, 1936
  124. Species Stylaster infundibuliferus Cairns, 2005 accepted as Stylaster hawaiiensis Cairns, 2024 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
  125. Species Stylaster laevis Studer, 1878 accepted as Conopora laevis (Studer, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  126. Species Stylaster madeirensis (Johnston, 1862) accepted as Stenohelia maderensis (Johnson, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  127. Species Stylaster milleri Durham, 1942 † accepted as Stylantheca milleri (Durham, 1942) † (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  128. Species Stylaster minimus Hickson & England, 1905 accepted as Stenohelia minima (Hickson & England, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  129. Species Stylaster moseleyanus (Fisher, 1938) accepted as Stylaster campylecus (Fisher, 1938) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Forma Stylaster moseleyanus f. leptostylus Fisher, 1938 accepted as Stylaster leptostylus (Fisher, 1938) (unaccepted > superseded rank)
  130. Species Stylaster nagaoi (Eguchi, 1968) † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  131. Species Stylaster obliquus Studer, 1878 accepted as Conopora laevis (Studer, 1878) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  132. Species Stylaster petrograptus (Fisher, 1938) accepted as Stylantheca papillosa (Dall, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  133. Species Stylaster polyorchis (Fisher, 1938) accepted as Stylaster campylecus (Fisher, 1938) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  134. Species Stylaster porphyra (Fisher, 1931) accepted as Stylantheca papillosa (Dall, 1884) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  135. Species Stylaster punctatus Pourtalès, 1871 accepted as Stylaster roseus (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  136. Species Stylaster rossoamericanus Brandt, 1872 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  137. Species Stylaster scabiosa Broch, 1935 accepted as Stylaster scabiosus Broch, 1935 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
  138. Species Stylaster tenuis Verrill, 1864 accepted as Stylaster sanguineus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  139. Species Stylaster tiliatus Hickson & England, 1905 accepted as Stenohelia tiliata (Hickson & England, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  140. Species Stylaster umbonatus Hickson & England, 1905 accepted as Stenohelia umbonata (Hickson & England, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  141. Species Stylaster verrucosus Studer, 1878 accepted as Conopora verrucosa (Studer, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  142. Species Stylaster violaceus (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Distichopora violacea (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  143. Species Stylaster virginus (Lindström, 1877) accepted as Stylaster complanatus Pourtalès, 1867 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  144. Species Stylaster yabei Eguchi, 1941 accepted as Stenohelia yabei (Eguchi, 1941) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
    1. Forma Stylaster yabei f. minor Eguchi, 1941 accepted as Stenohelia yabei (Eguchi, 1941) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    2. Subspecies Stylaster yabei minor (Eguchi, 1941) accepted as Stenohelia yabei (Eguchi, 1941) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Gray, J. E. (1831). Description of a new genus (Stylaster) of star-bearing corals. <em>In: Gray, J.E., Zoological Miscellany: London, Treuttel, Wurtz, and Co.</em> p. 36-37., available online at https://archive.org/details/zoologicalmisce01graygoog/page/n46/mode/2up
page(s): 36 [details] 
Depth range 1-1485 m  
Depth range 1-1485 m [details]

Taxonomy Cairns (1983) divided the genus into three species groups, based othe orientation of the cyclosystem on the branches.  
Taxonomy Cairns (1983) divided the genus into three species groups, based othe orientation of the cyclosystem on the branches. [details]

Description Calcareous skeleton with fine, tapering branches which are rounded in section. Pores grouped along outer edges. White,...  
Description Calcareous skeleton with fine, tapering branches which are rounded in section. Pores grouped along outer edges. White, purplish to yellow. Habitat: shallow to deep water. Distribution: all warm seas (Richmond, 1997). [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Stylaster Gray, 1831. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117246 on 2026-07-13
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van der Land, Jacob
2010-11-20 02:14:34Z
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Cairns, Stephen
2010-11-21 17:12:16Z
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Cairns, Stephen
2017-07-14 13:20:04Z
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Schuchert, Peter

original description Gray, J. E. (1831). Description of a new genus (Stylaster) of star-bearing corals. <em>In: Gray, J.E., Zoological Miscellany: London, Treuttel, Wurtz, and Co.</em> p. 36-37., available online at https://archive.org/details/zoologicalmisce01graygoog/page/n46/mode/2up
page(s): 36 [details] 

original description (of Allopora Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details] 

original description (of Cryptaxis Reuss, 1865 †) Reuss, A. E. (1865). Zur Fauna des deutschen Oberoligocäns, II. Anthozoen. <em>Sitzungberichte der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien.</em> 50: 614-691, pls 6-15., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6445707
page(s): 620 [details] 

original description (of Deontopora Hall, 1893 †) Hall TS. (1893). On two new Tertiary stylasterids. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria (New Series).</em> 5: 117-122., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8353945 [details] 

original description (of Cryptaxiella Kuhn, 1939 †) Kühn, O., 1939. Hydrozoa. In: O.H. Schindewolf, Handbuch der Paläozoologie 2 5: A1-A68. [details] 

original description (of Stylaster (Eustylaster) Broch, 1914) Broch H. (1914). Stylasteridae. <em>The Danish Ingolf-Expedition.</em> 5 (5): 1-27, pls. 1-5, map. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Cyclopora Verrill, 1866) Verrill AE. (1866). Synopsis of the polyps and corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under Commodore C. Ringgold and Capt. John Rodgers, U.S.N., from 1853 to 1856. Collected by Dr. Wm. Stimpson, Naturalist to the Expedition. With descriptions of some additional species from the west coast of North America. Part III. Madreporaria. <em>Communications of the Essex Institute, Salem.</em> 5(3): 17-50, pls. 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33204514
page(s): 38 [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 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 Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [details] 

additional source Boschma H. (1957). List of the described species of the order Stylasterina. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden.</em> 33: 1-72. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source 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

additional source Maragos, J. E.; Kenyon, J. (2004). Rose Atoll coral data compiled from US Fish and Wildlife Service 1994, Townsend Cromwell 2002, and Sette 2004 surveys [Table 10]. UNPUBLISHED, Unpublished
page(s): 1 [details] 

additional source 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., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.158.1910 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Moseley, H.N. (1881 [1880]). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, in the years 1873–1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 2 (part 7): 1-248, pl. Hydrocorallinae 1-14, Helioporidae 1-2, Madreporaria 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-07/README.htm [details] 

additional source Broch H. (1914). Stylasteridae. <em>The Danish Ingolf-Expedition.</em> 5 (5): 1-27, pls. 1-5, map. [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Moseley, H.N. (1876). Preliminary report to Professor Wyville Thompson, F.R.S., Director of the Civilian Scientific Staff, on the true corals dredged by H.M.S. 'Challenger' in deep water between the dates Dec. 30th, 1870, and August 31st. <em>Proc. R. Soc.</em> 24: 544-569., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rspl.1875.0068
page(s): 547 [details] 

redescription Cairns S.D. (1986). 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. (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): 158; note: Key to New Caledonian species. [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
page(s): 54 [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 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  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
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
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Depth range 1-1485 m [details]

Taxonomy Cairns (1983) divided the genus into three species groups, based othe orientation of the cyclosystem on the branches. [details]

Unreviewed
Description Calcareous skeleton with fine, tapering branches which are rounded in section. Pores grouped along outer edges. White, purplish to yellow. Habitat: shallow to deep water. Distribution: all warm seas (Richmond, 1997). [details]
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To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stylaster) 
To Genbank 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stylaster sp. USNM 1071944) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stylaster sp. USNM 1077817) 
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