Galapagos Species Database

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Halecium fasciculatum Fraser, 1938

Hydroides, Hydroids

According to Schmiit (1948), the type locality is East of south end of Albermale Island

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Cnidaria

Class
Hydrozoa

Order
Leptothecata

Suborder
Conica

Family
Haleciidae

Genus
Halecium

Species
fasciculatum

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Gulf of California South in San Esteban Island and Galapagos Islands in Floreana, Santa Cruz I (Calder et al., 2003; Fraser, C. M., 1938)

References

  • 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.
  • Fraser, C.M. (1939) Distribution of the hydroids in the collections of the Allan Hancock Expeditions. Fraser, M. (1939). Distribution of the hydroids in the collections of the Allan Hancock Expeditions. In Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions. (Vol. 4, pp. 155–178).
  • 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, Halecium fasciculatum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=19385. Accessed 31 October 2026.