Galapagos Species Database
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Halecium tenue
Hydroides, Hydroids
The Dapnhe Minor is the type locality for this species (Calder et al., 2003).
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Hydrozoa
Order
Leptothecata
Suborder
Conica
Family
Haleciidae
Genus
Halecium
Species
tenue
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Distribution: Gulf of California in th North of Isla Partida and the Galapagos Islands in Dapnhe minor (Calder et al., 2003; Fraser, C. M., 1938).
- 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. (1938) Hydroids of the 1932, 1933, 1935 and 1938 Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions In Allan Hancock Pacific Expeditions (pp. 1–152)
- 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).
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"Galapagos Species Database, Halecium tenue", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=19386. Accessed 31 October 2026.