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Herringbone hydroid

Halecium halecinum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The herringbone hydroid (Halecium halecinum) is a species in the family Haleciidae, order Leptothecata.

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Quick facts about the herringbone hydroid

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the herringbone hydroid live?

Not recorded

Is the herringbone hydroid endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the herringbone hydroid classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderLeptothecata
  5. familyHaleciidae
  6. genusHalecium
  7. SpeciesHalecium halecinum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Halecium geniculatum, Halecium gracile, Halecium halecium, Sertularia halecina, Thoa halecina

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Herring-bone hydroidEnglish
  • pohárovka rosolovitáCzech
  • SildebenspolypDanish
  • FiederzweigpolypGerman
  • Sapin beigeFrench
  • haringgraatDutch
  • HidróidePortuguese
  • SillbenshydroidenSwedish
  • Fiederzweig-PolypGerman
  • petit sapin beigeFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the herringbone hydroid

Other species in the same genus Halecium.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the herringbone hydroid?

The herringbone hydroid (Halecium halecinum) belongs to the family Haleciidae in the order Leptothecata.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Herringbone hydroid (Halecium halecinum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/herringbone-hydroid

MLA

“Herringbone hydroid (Halecium halecinum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/herringbone-hydroid.

BibTeX
@misc{herringbone_hydroid_2026,
  title = {Herringbone hydroid (Halecium halecinum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/herringbone-hydroid},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}