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Hydractinia arge
(Clarke, 1882)
AphiaID
284840
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:284840)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Cnidaria
Medusozoa
Hydrozoa
Hydroidolina
Anthoathecata
Filifera
Hydractiniidae
Hydractinia
Hydractinia arge
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Hydractinia
Van Beneden, 1844
Original name
Stylactis arge
Clarke, 1882
Synonymised names
Stylactis arge
Clarke, 1882
·
unaccepted
(basionym)
Environment
marine,
terrestrial
Original description
(of
Stylactis arge
Clarke, 1882
)
Clarke, S. F. 1882. New and interesting hydroids from Chesapeake Bay. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 3: 135-142, pls 7-9.
,
available online at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7751215
page(s): 138, figs 18-20
[details]
Taxonomic citation
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database.
Hydractinia arge
(Clarke, 1882). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=284840 on 2026-07-12
Regional species database citation
NARMS (2026).
Hydractinia arge
(Clarke, 1882). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=284840 on 2026-07-12
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2008-01-16 10:35:54Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2009-09-30 07:43:55Z
changed
Schuchert, Peter
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Sources (2)
Documented distribution (1)
Attributes (5)
Links (3)
original description
(of
Stylactis arge
Clarke, 1882
)
Clarke, S. F. 1882. New and interesting hydroids from Chesapeake Bay. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 3: 135-142, pls 7-9.
,
available online at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7751215
page(s): 138, figs 18-20
[details]
basis of record
Vervoort, W.; Schuchert, P. & van der Land, J. (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms.
(look up in
IMIS
)
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
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Definitions
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications)
(from synonym
Stylactis arge
Clarke, 1882
)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record)
(from synonym
Stylactis arge
Clarke, 1882
)
To ITIS