Hydrozoa name details
Stylaster duchassaingii Pourtalès, 1867
1901140 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1901140)
accepted > nomen novum
Species
Stylaster (Eustylaster) duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867 · unaccepted > superseded combination (misspelling)
Stylaster (Eu-Stylaster) eximius Saville Kent, 1871 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (misspelling)
Stylaster (Eu-Stylaster) eximius f. typica Broch, 1936 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Stylaster (Stylaster) duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Stylaster elegans Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 · unaccepted > junior homonym
Stylaster eximius Saville Kent, 1871 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Stylaster eximius f. altus Hickson & England, 1905 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Stylaster eximius f. dentatus Hickson & England, 1905 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Stylaster eximius f. irregularis Hickson & England, 1905 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Stylaster eximius f. minor Hickson & England, 1905 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1867). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 1(6): 103-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587490
page(s): 115 [details]
page(s): 115 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Stylaster duchassaingii Pourtalès, 1867. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1901140 on 2026-09-14
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original description
Pourtalès, L.F. de. (1867). Contributions to the fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College, in Cambridge.</em> 1(6): 103-120., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587490
page(s): 115 [details]
original description (of Stylaster (Eu-Stylaster) eximius f. typica Broch, 1936) Broch, H. (1936). Untersuchungen an Stylasteriden: Hydrokorallen. Teil 1. <em>Skrifter utgitt av Norske Videnskaps-Akademi i Oslo. 1. Matematisk-Naturvidenskapelig Klasse.</em> 8: 1-103. [details]
original description (of Stylaster eximius f. altus Hickson & England, 1905) Hickson SJ, England HM. (1905). The Stylasterina of the Siboga Expedition. <em>Siboga Exped. Monogr.</em> 8: 1-26, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11734977
page(s): 9, pl. 1, figs 1-3 [details]
original description (of Stylaster eximius f. dentatus Hickson & England, 1905) Hickson SJ, England HM. (1905). The Stylasterina of the Siboga Expedition. <em>Siboga Exped. Monogr.</em> 8: 1-26, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11734977
page(s): 10, pl. 1, figs 4-6 [details]
original description (of Stylaster eximius f. irregularis Hickson & England, 1905) Hickson SJ, England HM. (1905). The Stylasterina of the Siboga Expedition. <em>Siboga Exped. Monogr.</em> 8: 1-26, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11734977
page(s): 10 [details]
original description (of Stylaster eximius f. minor Hickson & England, 1905) Hickson SJ, England HM. (1905). The Stylasterina of the Siboga Expedition. <em>Siboga Exped. Monogr.</em> 8: 1-26, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11734977
page(s): 11, pl. 1, figs 7-8 [details]
original description (of Stylaster eximius Saville Kent, 1871) Saville Kent W. (1871). On some new and little-known species of madrepores, or stony corals, in the British Museum Collection. <em>Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London for the Year 1871.</em> 275-286, pls. 23-25. [details]
original description (of Stylaster elegans Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Verrill, A. E. (1864). List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 1: 29-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587563
page(s): 45 [details]
additional source Moseley HN. (1879). On the structure of the Stylasteridae, a family of the hydroid stony corals. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> 169 (2): 425-503, pls. 38-44., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54095514
page(s): 547, 565, 567 [details]
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 [details]
page(s): 115 [details]
original description (of Stylaster (Eu-Stylaster) eximius f. typica Broch, 1936) Broch, H. (1936). Untersuchungen an Stylasteriden: Hydrokorallen. Teil 1. <em>Skrifter utgitt av Norske Videnskaps-Akademi i Oslo. 1. Matematisk-Naturvidenskapelig Klasse.</em> 8: 1-103. [details]
original description (of Stylaster eximius f. altus Hickson & England, 1905) Hickson SJ, England HM. (1905). The Stylasterina of the Siboga Expedition. <em>Siboga Exped. Monogr.</em> 8: 1-26, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11734977
page(s): 9, pl. 1, figs 1-3 [details]
original description (of Stylaster eximius f. dentatus Hickson & England, 1905) Hickson SJ, England HM. (1905). The Stylasterina of the Siboga Expedition. <em>Siboga Exped. Monogr.</em> 8: 1-26, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11734977
page(s): 10, pl. 1, figs 4-6 [details]
original description (of Stylaster eximius f. irregularis Hickson & England, 1905) Hickson SJ, England HM. (1905). The Stylasterina of the Siboga Expedition. <em>Siboga Exped. Monogr.</em> 8: 1-26, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11734977
page(s): 10 [details]
original description (of Stylaster eximius f. minor Hickson & England, 1905) Hickson SJ, England HM. (1905). The Stylasterina of the Siboga Expedition. <em>Siboga Exped. Monogr.</em> 8: 1-26, pls. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11734977
page(s): 11, pl. 1, figs 7-8 [details]
original description (of Stylaster eximius Saville Kent, 1871) Saville Kent W. (1871). On some new and little-known species of madrepores, or stony corals, in the British Museum Collection. <em>Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the Zoological Society of London for the Year 1871.</em> 275-286, pls. 23-25. [details]
original description (of Stylaster elegans Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Verrill, A. E. (1864). List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 1: 29-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587563
page(s): 45 [details]
additional source Moseley HN. (1879). On the structure of the Stylasteridae, a family of the hydroid stony corals. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.</em> 169 (2): 425-503, pls. 38-44., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54095514
page(s): 547, 565, 567 [details]
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 [details]
From editor or global species database
Depth range 42-692 m [details]Homonymy Replacement name for Stylaster elegans Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Stylaster eximius Saville Kent, 1871)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Stylaster elegans Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stylaster duchassaingi) (from synonym Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stylaster duchassaingi USM 93950 - a) (from synonym Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stylaster duchassaingi USNM 93950 - b) (from synonym Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Stylaster eximius Saville Kent, 1871)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (461 records) (from synonym Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Stylaster elegans Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stylaster duchassaingi) (from synonym Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stylaster duchassaingi USM 93950 - a) (from synonym Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Stylaster duchassaingi USNM 93950 - b) (from synonym Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Stylaster eximius Saville Kent, 1871)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (461 records) (from synonym Stylaster duchassaingi Pourtalès, 1867)
