Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Kirchenpaueria galapagensis
hidroide, Hydroids
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Hydrozoa
Order
Leptothecata
Suborder
Conica
Family
Kirchenpaueriidae
Genus
Kirchenpaueria
Species
galapagensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Plumularia galapagensis Calder, Mallinson, Collins & Hickman, 2003, fide Appeltans et al. (2006)
Origin: Native
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Calder, D.R. Mallinson, J.J., Collins, K. & Hickman, C.P. (2003) Additions to the Hydroids (Cnidaria) of the Galapagos, with a List of Species Reported from the Islands. J. Nat. Hist. 37:1173-1218.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Kirchenpaueria galapagensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15754. Accessed 1 November 2026.