Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Ectopleura integra (Fraser, 1938)

hidroide, Hydroids

Colonies forming clumps of flower-like, athecate hydranths with long tube-like stems.

Found in subtidal zones, on firm substrates.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Cnidaria

Class
Hydrozoa

Order
Anthoathecata

Suborder
Capitata

Family
Tubulariidae

Genus
Ectopleura

Species
integra

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Tubularia integra Fraser, 1938 (Horton et al., 2021). Note: Tubularia integra Fraser 1938a: 26, pl. 5, fig. 24.–Calder et al. 2009: 941. Ectopleura integra.–Calder et al. 2003: 1198.–Hickman 2008: 123, three unnumbered figs. –Calder et al. 2009: 941. (Calder, et al., 2021) Type locality: Isla Baltra (South Seymour Island) (Calder et al., 2021).

Origin: Native

Status

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Found in the tropical and eastern Tropical Eastern Pacific, and widely distributed throughout Galapagos. Baltra I. (South Seymour )of Galapagos Islands and Base Naval of Salinas (Calder et. al., 2021) Galapagos Island and Panama (Calder et al., 2021).

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. Carlton, J. T., Keith, I., Larson, K., McCann, L., Geller, J., Wheelock, M., Choong, H. H. C., & Ruiz, G. M. (2021) Additions to the hydroids (Cnidaria, hydrozoa) of marine fouling communities on the mainland of ecuador and in the galapagos islands Aquatic Invasions, 16(2), 208–252. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2021.16.2.02
  • 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.
  • Hickman, C.P. Jr. (2008) A field guide to corals and other radiates of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 162 pp.
  • 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, Ectopleura integra", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7886. Accessed 31 October 2026.