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Herring-bone hydroid
Halecium halecinum (Linnaeus, 1758)
AnimalsBenthic hydrozoans
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern MediterraneanNorth-East AtlanticChannel & NorthCanary Islands
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- ; fiederzweig-PolypGerman (Germany)
- Fiederzweig-PolypGerman (Germany)
- Abeto de mar pequiňoEuropean Spanish
- Sapin beigeFrench (France)
- Petit sapin gris-beigeâtre (documentation ADMS)French (France)
- HaringgraatDutch (Netherlands)
- Pequeno pinheiroEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
- Sertularia halecina Linnaeus
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Sources
- SCOUPPE Christian, BURON Daniel, GALEA Horia in : DORIS, 22/10/2019 : Halecium halecinum (Linnaeus, 1758), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2421
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Halecium halecinum (Linnaeus, 1758), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2176
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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