''Halicreas minimum'' is a species of deep sea hydrozoan of the family

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. 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.

References

Halicreatidae Animals described in 1909 Monotypic cnidarian genera Hydrozoan genera {{hydrozoa-stub