A Revision of the Stylasteridae (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Filifera) from Alaska and Adjacent Waters
The stylasterid fauna of Alaska is revised, consisting of the description or redescription and illustration of 21 species, one additional subspecies, and a geographically adjacent species: Stylaster venustus. Six new species and one new subspecies are described: Errinopora fisheri, E. undulata, E. d...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:1409a54a561a415ea14261050a3975f1 2023-05-15T18:48:19+02:00 A Revision of the Stylasteridae (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Filifera) from Alaska and Adjacent Waters Stephen Cairns Alberto Lindner 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.158.1910 https://doaj.org/article/1409a54a561a415ea14261050a3975f1 EN eng Pensoft Publishers http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=2322 https://doaj.org/toc/1313-2989 https://doaj.org/toc/1313-2970 1313-2989 1313-2970 doi:10.3897/zookeys.158.1910 https://doaj.org/article/1409a54a561a415ea14261050a3975f1 ZooKeys, Vol 158, Iss 0, Pp 1-88 (2011) Stylasteridae Hydrozoa Cnidaria Aleutian Islands Alaska British Columbia Stylaster Errinopora Zoology QL1-991 article 2011 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.158.1910 2022-12-31T08:43:52Z The stylasterid fauna of Alaska is revised, consisting of the description or redescription and illustration of 21 species, one additional subspecies, and a geographically adjacent species: Stylaster venustus. Six new species and one new subspecies are described: Errinopora fisheri, E. undulata, E. disticha, E. dichotoma, Stylaster crassiseptum, S. repandus, and Stylaster parageus columbiensis. Four subspecies are raised to species rank: Stylaster leptostylus, S. trachystomus, S. parageus, and Distichopora japonica, and five species and one subspecies were synonymized. A dichotomous key to the Errinopora species and tabular keys to the Errinopora and Alaskan Stylaster species are provided. The focus of the study was on the stylasterids from Alaska, primarily those from the rich Aleutian Islands, but also including records from British Columbia. This is the first revisionary work on this fauna since the seminal report by Fisher in 1938. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alaska Aleutian Islands Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles ZooKeys 158 1 88 |
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The stylasterid fauna of Alaska is revised, consisting of the description or redescription and illustration of 21 species, one additional subspecies, and a geographically adjacent species: Stylaster venustus. Six new species and one new subspecies are described: Errinopora fisheri, E. undulata, E. disticha, E. dichotoma, Stylaster crassiseptum, S. repandus, and Stylaster parageus columbiensis. Four subspecies are raised to species rank: Stylaster leptostylus, S. trachystomus, S. parageus, and Distichopora japonica, and five species and one subspecies were synonymized. A dichotomous key to the Errinopora species and tabular keys to the Errinopora and Alaskan Stylaster species are provided. The focus of the study was on the stylasterids from Alaska, primarily those from the rich Aleutian Islands, but also including records from British Columbia. This is the first revisionary work on this fauna since the seminal report by Fisher in 1938. |
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A Revision of the Stylasteridae (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Filifera) from Alaska and Adjacent Waters |
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A Revision of the Stylasteridae (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Filifera) from Alaska and Adjacent Waters |
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A Revision of the Stylasteridae (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Filifera) from Alaska and Adjacent Waters |
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A Revision of the Stylasteridae (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Filifera) from Alaska and Adjacent Waters |
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A Revision of the Stylasteridae (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Filifera) from Alaska and Adjacent Waters |
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revision of the stylasteridae (cnidaria, hydrozoa, filifera) from alaska and adjacent waters |
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