Halicreatidae

Halicreatidae is a family of hydrozoans. The family comprises 6 genera and 9 species.[1]

Halicreatidae
Botrynema ellinorae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Trachymedusae
Family: Halicreatidae
Fewkes, 1886
Genera

See text

Taxonomy
  • Genus Botrynema Browne, 1908 (2 species)
  • Genus Halicreas Fewkes, 1882 (monotypic – Halicreas minimum)
  • Genus Haliscera Vanhöffen, 1902 (3 species)
  • Genus Halitrephes Bigelow, 1909 (monotypic – Halitrephes maasi)
  • Genus Homoeonema Maas, 1893 (monotypic – Homoeonema platygonon)
  • Genus Varitentacula He, 1980 (monotypic – Varitentacula yantaiensis)

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Halicreatidae Fewkes, 1886". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-02-03.


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