The holotype of Sertularia echinocarpa Allman has been examined, re-described and figured to determine its actual systematic position. The species actually belongs to the genus Staurotheca, raising the number of known species for this genus to 25.

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Peña Cantero, A. L., & Vervoort, W. (2003). Sertularia echinocarpa Allman, 1888, an unexpected new species of Staurotheca Allman, 1888 (Cnidaria; Hydrozoa; Sertulariidae). Zoologische Mededelingen, 77, 15-36, 537–543.