Hydrozoa - The World Hydrozoa Database - Halicetta Stechow, 1921

Hydrozoa name details

Halicetta Stechow, 1921

AphiaID

863184 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:863184)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (synonym)

Accepted name

Gymnangium Hincks, 1874

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Halicornaria expansa Jäderholm, 1903 accepted as Gymnangium expansum (Jäderholm, 1903) (type by original designation)

Parent

Aglaopheniidae Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1890

Original name

Halicetta Stechow, 1921

Direct children (2)

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Species Halicetta expansa (Jäderholm, 1903) accepted as Gymnangium expansum (Jäderholm, 1903)
Species Halicetta gracilicaulis (Jäderholm, 1903) accepted as Taxella gracilicaulis (Jäderholm, 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Stechow, E. (1921f). Ueber Hydroiden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition, nebst Bemerkungen über einige andre Formen. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 53: 223-236., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29985387
page(s): 234 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Schuchert, P.; Choong, H.; Galea, H.; Hoeksema, B.; Lindsay, D.; Manko, M.; Pica, D. (2025). World Hydrozoa Database. Halicetta Stechow, 1921. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Hydrozoa/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=863184 on 2026-01-21

Taxonomic edit history

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original description Stechow, E. (1921f). Ueber Hydroiden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition, nebst Bemerkungen über einige andre Formen. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 53: 223-236., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29985387
page(s): 234 [details]