Galapagos Species Database

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Sphaerocoryne bedoti Pictet, 1893

Hidroide, Hydroids

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Cnidaria

Class
Hydrozoa

Order
Anthoathecata

Suborder
Capitata

Family
Sphaerocorynidae

Genus
Sphaerocoryne

Species
bedoti

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Clavatella multitentaculata Warren, 1908, Sphaerocoryne multitentaculata (Warren, 1908), Syncoryne flexiblis Fraser, 1938, (Horton et al., 2021).

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Eastern Pacific, Galapagos Islands in Wolf I (Calder et al., 2003).

References

  • 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.
  • Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Sphaerocoryne bedoti", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15766. Accessed 31 October 2026.