Hydrozoa taxon details
Sertularia argentea Linnaeus, 1758
117912 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117912)
accepted
Species
Sertularia argentea var. divaricata Clark, 1875 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Sertularia cupressina var. argentea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (invalid subspecies, valid at...)
invalid subspecies, valid at species level
Thuiaria argentea (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (unaccepted combination)
- Variety Sertularia argentea var. pinnata Westendorp, 1843 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Variety Sertularia argentea var. divaricata Clark, 1875 accepted as Sertularia argentea Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Sertularia argentea Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117912 on 2026-08-02
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Sertularia argentea var. divaricata Clark, 1875) Clark, S. F. (1875). Descriptions of new and rare species of hydroids from the New England coast. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Sciences.</em> 3: 58-66, pls 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7475983
page(s): 64, pl. 10 fig. 7 [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 Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Sertularia argentea var. divaricata Clark, 1875) Clark, S. F. (1875). Descriptions of new and rare species of hydroids from the New England coast. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Sciences.</em> 3: 58-66, pls 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7475983
page(s): 64, pl. 10 fig. 7 [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 Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Meinkoth, N. A. (1981). Field guide to North American seashore creatures. <em>The Audubon Society.</em> 1-799. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
additional source Hansson, H. (2004). North East Atlantic Taxa (NEAT): Nematoda. Internet pdf Ed. Aug 1998. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Validity Sertularia cupressina is so similar to this species that its status as a separate species has been questioned. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | squirrel's tail | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Thuiaria argentea (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (264 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Thuiaria argentea (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sertularia argentea)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (15 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (276 records) (from synonym Thuiaria argentea (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 095653)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Thuiaria argentea (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (264 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Thuiaria argentea (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sertularia argentea)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (15 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (276 records) (from synonym Thuiaria argentea (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 095653)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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