List of hydroids of the Houtman Abrolhos

A total of 38 hydroid species have been collected at the Houtman Abrolhos. 34 of these are leptothecates, the remainder being anthoathecates. 35 of them (92%) attach to temperate algae; the remaining, the others to coral rock.[1] This is a list of hydroids of the Houtman Abrolhos:

Anthoathecatae

Corynidae
Candelabridae
Eudendriidae
Cytaeididae

Leptothecatae

Campanulariidae
  • Campanularia delicata
  • Orthopyxis gaussica
  • Paracalix ambiplica
  • Obelia sp.
Haleciidae
  • Halecium delicatulum
  • Halecium dyssymetrum
  • Halecium pearsonense
  • Halecium nanum
  • Hydrodendron armatum
  • Hydrodendron australe
Thyroscyphidae
  • Thyroscyphus macrocytharus
Sertulariidae
  • Salacia desmoides
  • Amphisbetia minuta
  • Dynamena quadridentata
  • Sertularia turbinata
  • Calamphora campanulata
Halopterididae
  • Gattya trebilcocki
  • Antennella secundaria
  • Halopteris everta
  • Halopteris diaphana
Kirchenpaueriidae
  • Pycnotheca producta
  • Kirchenpaueria sp.
Plumulariidae
  • Monotheca obliqua
  • Monotheca spinulosa
  • Monotheca hyalina
  • Dentitheca alata
  • Plumularia setaceoides
  • Plumularia filicaulis
Aglaopheniidae

References

  1. Watson, Jeanette E. (1997). "The hydroid fauna of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia". In Wells, F. E. The marine flora and fauna of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Volume 2. Western Australian Museum. pp. 503–546. ISBN 0-7309-8553-9.
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