Hydrozoa taxon details
Halecium halecinum (Linnaeus, 1758)
231751 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:231751)
accepted
Species
Halecium geniculatum Norman, 1867 · unaccepted (synonym)
Halecium gracile Verrill, 1873c · unaccepted (synonym)
Halecium halecium (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Sertularia halecina Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (basionym)
Thoa halecina (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted (synonym)
- Variety Halecium halecinum var. minor Pictet, 1893 accepted as Halecium minor Pictet, 1893
marine, terrestrial
(of Sertularia halecina Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
Note Whitstable, Kent, England
type locality Whitstable, Kent, England [details]
Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Halecium halecinum (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=231751 on 2025-11-14
Date
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2006-07-03 11:34:41Z
created
Camba Reu, Cibran
original description
(of Sertularia halecina Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Halecium geniculatum Norman, 1867) Norman, A M. (1867). Report of the committee appointed for the purpose of exploring the coasts of the Hebrides by means of the Dredge. Part II. On the Crustacea, Echinodermata, Polyzoa, Actinozoa, and Hydrozoa. <em>Reports of the Meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> 36: 193-206., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29380067
page(s): 205 [details]
original description (of Halecium gracile Verrill, 1873c) Verrill, A. E. (1873). XVIII. Report upon the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and the adjacent waters, with an account of the physical characters of the region. <em>Report on the condition of the sea fisheries of the south coast of New England [later becomes Reports of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries].</em> 1: 295-778 pls. 1-38., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12087501
page(s): 729 [335 in reprint] [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Calder, D. R. and S. D. Cairns. 2009. Hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 381–394 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
redescription Schuchert, P., 2005. Taxonomic revision and systematic notes on some Halecium species (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa). Journal of Natural History 39 8: 607-639., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930400001319 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Halecium geniculatum Norman, 1867) Norman, A M. (1867). Report of the committee appointed for the purpose of exploring the coasts of the Hebrides by means of the Dredge. Part II. On the Crustacea, Echinodermata, Polyzoa, Actinozoa, and Hydrozoa. <em>Reports of the Meetings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> 36: 193-206., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29380067
page(s): 205 [details]
original description (of Halecium gracile Verrill, 1873c) Verrill, A. E. (1873). XVIII. Report upon the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and the adjacent waters, with an account of the physical characters of the region. <em>Report on the condition of the sea fisheries of the south coast of New England [later becomes Reports of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries].</em> 1: 295-778 pls. 1-38., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12087501
page(s): 729 [335 in reprint] [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Calder, D. R. and S. D. Cairns. 2009. Hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 381–394 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
redescription Schuchert, P., 2005. Taxonomic revision and systematic notes on some Halecium species (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa). Journal of Natural History 39 8: 607-639., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930400001319 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
type locality Whitstable, Kent, England [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | haringgraat | [details] |
| English | herring-bone hydroid [from synonym] | [details] |
| French | petit sapin beige | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (21 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Halecium geniculatum Norman, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (165 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Halecium halecium (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (82 publications) (from synonym Sertularia halecina Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Halecium halecinum)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Sertularia halecina Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Halecium halecium (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (51 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 095682)
To ITIS
Marine Life Information Network - UK
To Barcode of Life (21 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Halecium geniculatum Norman, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (165 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Halecium halecium (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (82 publications) (from synonym Sertularia halecina Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Halecium halecinum)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To GenBank (8 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Sertularia halecina Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Halecium halecium (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (51 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 095682)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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