Galapagos Species Database

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Halopteris violae Calder, Mallinson, Collins & Hickman, 2003

hidroide, Hydroids

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Cnidaria

Class
Hydrozoa

Order
Leptothecata

Suborder
Conica

Family
Halopterididae

Genus
Halopteris

Species
violae

Taxon category: Accepted

Holotype: Bartolomé, ROMIZ B3321,19 february 2000. Paratype: Bartolomé, ROMIZ B332019 february 2000 (Calder et al., 2003). Synm.:

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Distribution: Galapagos Islands, Bartolomé I, Fernandina (Punta Espinosa), Santiago (Sombrero chino).

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, Halopteris violae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15770. Accessed 31 October 2026.