Halecium

Halecium
Portion of female colony of Halecium beanii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Cnidaria
Class:Hydrozoa
Order:Leptothecata
Family:Haleciidae
Genus:Halecium
Oken, 1815
Synonyms
  • Thoa Lamouroux, 1816
  • Baleum Billard, 1929
  • Endothecium Fraser, 1935
  • Sagamihydra Hirohito, 1995

Halecium is a genus of hydrozoans in the family Haleciidae, consisting of approximately 120 species. These marine invertebrates are found in all oceans, where they often form large colonies.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Schuchert P., Peter (2004). "Taxonomic revision and systematic notes on some Halecium species" (PDF). Journal of Natural History. 39 (8): 607&ndash, 39. doi:10.1080/00222930400001319.


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