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Halicreas
Sign in to saveHalicreas minimum is a species of deep sea hydrozoan of the family Halicreatidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Halicreas.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassHydrozoa
- OrderTrachymedusae
- FamilyHalicreatidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 9
- With media
- 33
- Family
- Halicreatidae
- Collections
- USNM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United States
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Halicreatidae
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Halicreas minimum is a species of deep sea hydrozoan of the family Halicreatidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Halicreas.
== Description == Umbrella 30–40 mm wide, thick, disk-like, with small apical projection; 8 clusters of gelatinous papillae above margin, mouth wide circular opening; 8 broad, band-like, radial canals; broad circular canal; gonads flattened, extending along almost entire length of radial canals; tentacles up to 640; 3-4 statocysts in each octant.
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