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Hydractinia hooperii
(Sigerfoos, 1899)
AphiaID
231666
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:231666)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Cnidaria
Medusozoa
Hydrozoa
Hydroidolina
Anthoathecata
Filifera
Hydractiniidae
Hydractinia
Hydractinia hooperii
Status
unaccepted >
superseded combination
(genus transfer)
Accepted name
Bouillonactinia hooperii
(Sigerfoos, 1899)
Rank
Species
Parent
Hydractinia
Van Beneden, 1844
Original name
Stylactis hooperii
Sigerfoos, 1899
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
)
Sigerfoos C.P. (1899). A new hydroid from Long Island Sound. <em>American Naturalist.</em> 33: 801-807.
,
available online at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40847895
page(s): 806, figs 1-5
[details]
Taxonomic citation
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database.
Hydractinia hooperii
(Sigerfoos, 1899). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=231666 on 2026-06-26
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Hydractinia hooperii
(Sigerfoos, 1899). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=231666 on 2026-06-26
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2006-06-08 08:45:37Z
created
Boero, Ferdinando
2010-05-14 05:28:49Z
changed
Schuchert, Peter
2013-05-21 11:03:14Z
changed
Schuchert, Peter
2015-01-22 08:03:51Z
changed
Schuchert, Peter
2023-12-13 09:38:45Z
changed
Schuchert, Peter
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Documented distribution (1)
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original description
(of
)
Sigerfoos C.P. (1899). A new hydroid from Long Island Sound. <em>American Naturalist.</em> 33: 801-807.
,
available online at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40847895
page(s): 806, figs 1-5
[details]
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Introduced: alien
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