Halecium pearsonenese Watson, 1997
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Halecium pearsonenese Watson, 1997
- Name authority
- Watson, 1997
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Hydrozoa
- Order
- Leptothecata
- Family
- Haleciidae
- Genus
- Halecium
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumCnidaria
- classHydrozoa Owen, 1843
- subclassHydroidolina Collins, 2000
- orderLeptothecata Cornelius, 1992
- familyHaleciidae Hincks, 1868
- genusHalecium Oken, 1815
- speciesHalecium pearsonenese Watson, 1997
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Halecium. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Halecium annuliforme Galea & Schories, 2012 | HaleciidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Halecium antarcticum Vanhöffen, 1910 | HaleciidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halecium arcticum Ronowicz & Schuchert, 2007 | HaleciidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Halecium beanii (Johnston, 1838) | HaleciidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Halecium bermudense Congdon, 1907 | HaleciidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Halecium bithecum Watson, 2005 | HaleciidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halecium brashnikowi Linko, 1911 | HaleciidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halecium corrugatissimum Trebilcock, 1928 | HaleciidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Halecium corrugatum Nutting, 1899 | HaleciidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Halecium curvicaule Lorenz, 1886 | HaleciidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Halecium cymiforme Allman, 1888 | HaleciidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halecium cymosum Fraser, 1935 | HaleciidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Watson, J. E. (1997). The hydroid fauna of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia. In: Wells, F.E., Ed., The Marine Flora and Fauna of the Houtman Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia, 503–546. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3JB63. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.