Kirchenpaueria halecioides (Alder, 1859)
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Family:  Kirchenpaueriidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  sessile; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 5 m
Distribution:  Southeast Pacific and Atlantic Ocean.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Known from tidal inlets, sheltered areas of bays (Ref. 88643), including mangrove shores (Refs. 86642, 86643), sounds and shallow reefs (Ref. 86643). Also found in Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, in patch reefs, mangrove islands, Thalassia sp. beds, back reef and reef crest on algae, Thalassia sp. blades, mangrove roots and substrates composed of dead corals and gorgonians at depths of 0 to 6m. As with other hydroids, this species exhibits a pelagic medusoid stage (Ref. 87156).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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