Haleciidae Hincks, 1868 
AphiaID: 1608

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Cnidaria > Hydrozoa > Hydroidolina > Leptothecata

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Leptothecata
Source		basis of record: Bouillon, J.; Boero, F. (2000). Synopsis of the families and genera of the Hydromedusae of the world, with a list of the worldwide species. Thalassia Salent. 24: 47-296 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Halecium Oken, 1815 Genus Hydrodendron Hincks, 1874 Genus Nemalecium Bouillon, 1986 Genus Hemitheca Hilgendorf, 1898 (nomen dubium) Genus Saaba Stechow, 1923 (nomen dubium) Genus Baleum Billard, 1929 accepted as Halecium Oken, 1815 Genus Campalecium Torrey, 1902 accepted as Mitrocomium Haeckel, 1879 Genus Diplocyathus Allman, 1888 accepted as Hydrodendron Hincks, 1874 Genus Georginella Hadzi, 1914 accepted as Hydranthea Hincks, 1868 Genus Haleciella Hadži, 1914 accepted as Mitrocomium Haeckel, 1879 Genus Hydrella Goette, 1880 accepted as Hydrodendron Hincks, 1874 Genus Ophiodissa Stechow, 1919 accepted as Hydrodendron Hincks, 1874 Genus Phylactotheca Stechow, 1919 accepted as Hydrodendron Hincks, 1874 Genus Sacculina Bale, 1919 accepted as Saaba Stechow, 1923 Genus Sagamihydra Hirohito, 1988 accepted as Halecium Oken, 1815 Genus Scoresbia Watson, 1969 accepted as Hydrodendron Hincks, 1874 Genus Thoa Lamouroux, 1816 accepted as Halecium Oken, 1815
Environment		marine
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Note		Diagnosis: Hydroid colony usually erect and branching, rarely stolonal, arising from a creeping hydrorhiza; hydrotheca sessile or pedicellate (on socalled hydrophore), shallow; hydranth much larger than hydrotheca, often robust, with or without intertentacular web, hydrothecal rim usually even, hydrotheca lacking operculum; renovation common; bottom of hydrotheca formed by concentric diaphragm, above diaphragm a ring of small knobs; endoderm of hydranths differentiated into proximal digestive part and distal non digestive pert, nematophores, nematothecae and nematodactyls present or absent; gonophores fixed or rarely free sporosacs; gonothecae solitary or grouped into a glomulus, infrequently with naked gonophores. [details]
Image		Family Haleciidae, colony form, typical, short hydrothecae and polyp added on 2013-06-13 - author: Schuchert, Peter qualitystatus: checked by Schuchert, Peter on 2013-06-13 16:14:03
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1608
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   db_admin 2011-01-28 07:13:02Z   checked   Schuchert, Peter 2013-05-21 11:03:14Z   changed   Schuchert, Peter
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		Citation: Schuchert, P. (2013). Haleciidae Hincks, 1868. In: Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database. Accessed through: Schuchert, P. (2013) World Hydrozoa database at http://www.marinespecies.org/hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1608 on 2013-06-19