MSBIAS taxon details
Hydractinia Van Beneden, 1844
117117 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117117)
accepted
Genus
- Species Hydractinia echinata (Fleming, 1828)
- Species Hydractinia proboscidea (Hincks, 1868)
- Species Hydractinia areolata Alder, 1862 accepted as Podocoryna areolata (Alder, 1862) (genus transfer)
- Species Hydractinia borealis (Mayer, 1900) accepted as Podocoryna borealis (Mayer, 1900) (unaccepted > superseded combination, genus transfer)
- Species Hydractinia carnea (M. Sars, 1846) accepted as Podocoryna carnea M. Sars, 1846 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Hydractinia claviformis (Bouillon, 1965) accepted as Hydractinia proboscidea (Hincks, 1868) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, synonym)
- Species Hydractinia fucicola (Sars, 1857) accepted as Stylactis fucicola (M. Sars, 1857)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Beneden, P.J. van. (1844). Sur les genres Eleutherie et Synhydre. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles.</em> 11: 305-314., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15742170
page(s): 314 [details]
page(s): 314 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Hydractinia Van Beneden, 1844. Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117117 on 2026-09-30
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Hydractinia Van Beneden, 1844. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/MSBIAS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=117117 on 2026-09-30
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Beneden, P.J. van. (1844). Sur les genres Eleutherie et Synhydre. <em>Bulletins de l'Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres de Bruxelles.</em> 11: 305-314., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15742170
page(s): 314 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (PeRMS) Oliveira, O. M. P.; Miranda, T. P.; Araujo, E. M.; Ayón, P.; Cedeño-Posso, C. M.; Cepeda-Mercado, A. A.; Córdova, P.; Cunha, A. F.; Genzano, G. N.; Haddad, M. A.; Mianzan, H. W.; Migotto, A. E.; Miranda, L. S.; Morandini, A. C.; Nagata, R. M.; Nascimento, K. B.; Júnior, M. N.; Palma, S.; Quiñones, J.; Rodriguez, C. S.; Scarabino, F.; Schiariti, A.; Stampar, S. N.; Tronolone, V. B.; Marques, A. C. (2016). Census of Cnidaria (Medusozoa) and Ctenophora from South American marine waters. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4194(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4194.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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 Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source NODC. (1997). NODC Taxonomic codes. [details]
additional source Schuchert, P. (2008). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera part 3. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 115: 221-302., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.80426
page(s): 223 [details]
page(s): 314 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (PeRMS) Oliveira, O. M. P.; Miranda, T. P.; Araujo, E. M.; Ayón, P.; Cedeño-Posso, C. M.; Cepeda-Mercado, A. A.; Córdova, P.; Cunha, A. F.; Genzano, G. N.; Haddad, M. A.; Mianzan, H. W.; Migotto, A. E.; Miranda, L. S.; Morandini, A. C.; Nagata, R. M.; Nascimento, K. B.; Júnior, M. N.; Palma, S.; Quiñones, J.; Rodriguez, C. S.; Scarabino, F.; Schiariti, A.; Stampar, S. N.; Tronolone, V. B.; Marques, A. C. (2016). Census of Cnidaria (Medusozoa) and Ctenophora from South American marine waters. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4194(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4194.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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 Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. <i>Thalassia Salent. 24</i>: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source NODC. (1997). NODC Taxonomic codes. [details]
additional source Schuchert, P. (2008). The European athecate hydroids and their medusae (Hydrozoa, Cnidaria): Filifera part 3. <em>Revue suisse de Zoologie.</em> 115: 221-302., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.80426
page(s): 223 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hydractinia)
To Genbank
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hydractinia)
To Genbank
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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