Halecium

{{Short description|Genus of hydrozoans}}

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| image = Allman fig (QJMS 1873).jpg

| image_caption = Portion of female colony of Halecium beanii

| taxon = Halecium

| authority = Oken, 1815

| synonyms =

  • Thoa Lamouroux, 1816
  • Baleum Billard, 1929
  • Endothecium Fraser, 1935
  • Sagamihydra Hirohito, 1995

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Halecium is a genus of hydrozoans in the family Haleciidae. These marine invertebrates are found in all oceans, where they often form large colonies.{{cite journal |last1=Schuchert |first1=Peter |title=Taxonomic revision and systematic notes on some species (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) |journal=Journal of Natural History |date=February 2005 |volume=39 |issue=8 |pages=607–639 |doi=10.1080/00222930400001319 |citeseerx=10.1.1.553.2886 }}

Species

Halecium currently contains 135 confirmed species.{{cite WoRMS |author=Peter Schuchert |year= 2024|title= Halecium Oken, 1815|id= 117103|accessdate=20 April 2024}}

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Category:Haleciidae

Category:Hydrozoan genera

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