MSBIAS taxon details
Staurostoma mertensii (Brandt, 1835)
594013 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:594013)
accepted
Species
Staurophora mertensii Brandt, 1835 · unaccepted (invalid genus)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Staurophora mertensii Brandt, 1835) Brandt, J. F. (1834-1835). Prodromus descriptionis animalium ab H. Mertensio observatorum : fascic. I. Polypos, Acalephas Discophoras et Siphonophoras, nec non Echinodermata continens. <em>Recueil des Actes de la Séance Publique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg.</em> 1834: 201-275., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10765514
page(s): 230 [details]
page(s): 230 [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2026). World Hydrozoa Database. Staurostoma mertensii (Brandt, 1835). 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=594013 on 2026-03-28
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. Staurostoma mertensii (Brandt, 1835). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594013 on 2026-03-28
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(of Staurophora mertensii Brandt, 1835) Brandt, J. F. (1834-1835). Prodromus descriptionis animalium ab H. Mertensio observatorum : fascic. I. Polypos, Acalephas Discophoras et Siphonophoras, nec non Echinodermata continens. <em>Recueil des Actes de la Séance Publique de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg.</em> 1834: 201-275., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10765514
page(s): 230 [details]
redescription Cornelius, P. F. S. (1995). North-West European Thecate Hydroids and their Medusae. Part 1. Laodiceidae to Haleciidae. <em>In: R.S.K. Barnes & J.H. Crothers, eds, Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series). The Linn. Soc. London and Est. Coas. Sci. Ass. - Field Studies Council.</em> 50 : i-vii, 1-347. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 104, fig. 23 [details]
page(s): 230 [details]
redescription Cornelius, P. F. S. (1995). North-West European Thecate Hydroids and their Medusae. Part 1. Laodiceidae to Haleciidae. <em>In: R.S.K. Barnes & J.H. Crothers, eds, Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series). The Linn. Soc. London and Est. Coas. Sci. Ass. - Field Studies Council.</em> 50 : i-vii, 1-347. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 104, fig. 23 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | whitecross jellyfish [from synonym] | [details] |
specimen photos
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Staurophora mertensii Brandt, 1835)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Staurophora mertensii Brandt, 1835)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Staurostoma mertensii)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Staurophora mertensii Brandt, 1835)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Staurophora mertensii Brandt, 1835)
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Staurophora mertensii Brandt, 1835)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Staurophora mertensii Brandt, 1835)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Staurostoma mertensii)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Staurophora mertensii Brandt, 1835)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Staurophora mertensii Brandt, 1835)
From editor or global species database
