Species Identification: Find Species

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Campalecium medusiferum				1902
Endothecium paucinodum				1947
Endothecium reduplicatum				1935
Halecium amphibolum				1993
Halecium annulatum		Eastern Pacific		1902
Halecium antarcticum		Eastern Pacific		1910
Halecium arcticum		Northeast Atlantic		2007
Halecium articulosum		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea		1875
Halecium banyulense		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea		1911
Halecium beanii	Thornbush hydroid	Atlantic, Arctic and Paci		1838
Halecium beringi		Atlantic, Arctic and Paci
Halecium bermudense		Western Atlantic.		1907
Halecium birulai		Western Atlantic.		1929
Halecium brashnikowi		Western Atlantic.		1911
Halecium bruniensis		Western Atlantic.		1975
Halecium capillare		Western Atlantic		1907
Halecium conicum		Western Atlantic		1919
Halecium corrugatissimum		Western Atlantic		1928
Halecium corrugatum		Atlantic, Pacific and Arc		1899
Halecium crinis		Atlantic, Pacific and Arc		1913
Halecium curvicaule		Atlantic and Arctic Ocean		1886
Halecium cymiforme		Atlantic and Arctic Ocean		1888
Halecium cymosum		Atlantic and Arctic Ocean		1935
Halecium delicatulum	Delicate hydroid	Cosmopolitan.		1876
Halecium densum	Dense bushy hydroid	Eastern Pacific		1899
Halecium dichotomum		Southwest Atlantic		1888
Halecium diminutivum		Western Atlantic		1940
Halecium dubium		Western Atlantic		1941
Halecium dyssymetrum		Western Atlantic		1929
Halecium dysymmetrum		Southwest Atlantic		1929
Halecium exiguum		Southwest Atlantic		1938
Halecium expansum		Southwest Atlantic		1928
Halecium fasciculatum		Southwest Atlantic		1938
Halecium filicula		Western Central Atlantic.		1877
Halecium fjordlandicum	Fjord sapling	Southeast Pacific		2007
Halecium flabellatum		Southeast Pacific		1935
Halecium flexum		Southeast Pacific		1938
Halecium fragile		Southeast Pacific		1950
Halecium fraseri		Southeast Pacific		1958
Halecium fruticosum		Western Atlantic		1943
Halecium galeatum		Western Atlantic		1937
Halecium groenlandicum		Atlantic and Arctic Ocean		1911
Halecium halecinum	Herringbone hydroid	Atlantic and Pacific Ocea		1758
Halecium humile		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea		1893
Halecium incertus		Antarctic, Kerguélen and		1962
Halecium inhacae		Antarctic, Kerguélen and		1958
Halecium insolens		Eastern Pacific		1938
Halecium interpolatum		Eastern Pacific		1907
Halecium jaederholmi		Antarctic Atlantic		1972
Halecium kofoidi		Eastern Pacific		1902
Halecium labiatum		Eastern Pacific		1933
Halecium labrosum		Atlantic, Pacific and Arc		1859
Halecium laeve		Atlantic, Pacific and Arc		1932
Halecium lankesteri		Atlantic, Pacific and Arc		1890
Halecium lenticulare		Atlantic, Pacific and Arc		1928
Halecium lightbourni		Western Atlantic		1991
Halecium linkoi		Western Atlantic		1980
Halecium liouvillei		Western Atlantic		1934
Halecium lucium		Western Atlantic		1979
Halecium luteum		Western Atlantic		1975
Halecium macrocephalum		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea		1877
Halecium marsupiale		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea		1887
Halecium minor		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea		1935
Halecium minutum		Atlantic and Arctic Ocean		1903
Halecium mirandus		Atlantic and Arctic Ocean		1986
Halecium muricatum	Sea hedgehog hydroid	Mediterranean, Atlantic,		1786
Halecium mutilum		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1876
Halecium nanum		Mediterranean, Atlantic a		1859
Halecium obovatum		Eastern Indian Ocean		2018
Halecium ochotense		Eastern Indian Ocean		1911
Halecium ornatum		Pacific and Arctic Oceans		1901
Halecium ovatum		Southwest Pacific and Ant		1930
Halecium pallens		Antarctic Atlantic		1904
Halecium paucinodum		Eastern Pacific		1947
Halecium perexiguum		Eastern Pacific		1995
Halecium petrosum		Mediterranean	19 WD	1919
Halecium plicatocarpum		Mediterranean		2003
Halecium plumosum		Mediterranean		1868
Halecium profundum		Mediterranean		1998
Halecium pusillum		Mediterranean	27 WD	1850
Halecium pygmaeum		Eastern Pacific		1911
Halecium pyriforme		Eastern Pacific		1995
Halecium ralpha		Indo-West Pacific.		2001
Halecium reduplicatum		Indo-West Pacific.		1935
Halecium reflexum		Indo-West Pacific.		1919
Halecium regulare		Indo-West Pacific.		1938
Halecium repens		Indo-West Pacific.		1907
Halecium reversum		Eastern Pacific		1901
Halecium robustum		Eastern Pacific		1901
Halecium schneideri		Eastern Pacific		1898
Halecium scutum		Atlantic, Pacific and Arc		1877
Halecium secundum		Atlantic, Pacific and Arc		1904
Halecium sessile		Western Atlantic		1867
Halecium sibogae		Western Atlantic		1929
Halecium spatulum		Western Atlantic		2000
Halecium speciosum		Central and north Atlanti		1901
Halecium telescopicum		Eastern Pacific		1888
Halecium tenellum		Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific		1861
Halecium tensum		Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific		1941
Halecium tenue		Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific		1938
Halecium textum		Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific		1911
Halecium tortum		Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific		1938
Halecium undulatum		Atlantic and Arctic Ocean		1921
Halecium vagans		Eastern Pacific		1938
Halecium vasiforme		Eastern Pacific		1935
Halecium washingtoni		Eastern Pacific		1899
Halecium wilsoni		Eastern Pacific		1899
Hemitheca intermedia		Southwest Pacific		1898
Hydrodendron alternatum		Eastern Pacific		1938
Hydrodendron arboreum		Antarctic.		1888
Hydrodendron armatum		Antarctic.		1924
Hydrodendron blackburni		Antarctic.		1973
Hydrodendron carchesium		Eastern Pacific		1914
Hydrodendron corrugatum		Eastern Pacific		1936
Hydrodendron daidalum		Eastern Indian Ocean and		1969
Hydrodendron dichotomum		Eastern Indian Ocean and		1888
Hydrodendron expansum		Eastern Pacific		1948
Hydrodendron gardineri		Eastern Pacific		1922
Hydrodendron gorgonoide		Eastern Pacific		1874
Hydrodendron gracile		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea		1914
Hydrodendron gracilis		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea		1914
Hydrodendron laxum		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea		1938
Hydrodendron mirabile		Western Atlantic		1866
Hydrodendron negligens		Western Atlantic		1938
Hydrodendron sibogae		Western Atlantic		1929
Hydrodendron sympodiformis		Western Atlantic		1974
Hydrodendron tottoni		Western Atlantic		1987
Hydrodendron violaceum		Western Atlantic		1995
Mitrocomium cirratum		Western Central Atlantic		1879
Mitrocomium medusiferum		Eastern Pacific		1902
Nemalecium lighti		Southeast Pacific and Wes		1924
Ophiodissa alternata		Southeast Pacific and Wes		1938
Ophiodissa corrugata		Southeast Pacific and Wes		1936
Ophiodissa laxa		Southeast Pacific and Wes		1938
Ophiodissa mirabilis		Western Central Atlantic		1866

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Family: Haleciidae (See list of species below)

Family: Haleciidae

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