Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Sertularella atlantica Stechow, 1920, Sertularella geniculata Hincks, 1874, Sertularia tenella Alder, 1856 (Horton et al., 2021).

Origin: Native

Distribution: Peru, Colombia, Ecuador: Bahia Santa Elena and Galapagos Island in Wolf, Isabela, Floreana and Santa Cruz (Calder et al., 2003; Fraser, 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).
• 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.