''Halitholus'' is a genus of

cnidarian Cnidaria ( ) is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic invertebrates found both in fresh water, freshwater and marine environments (predominantly the latter), including jellyfish, hydroid (zoology), hydroids, ...

s belonging to the family

Pandeidae Pandeidae is a family (biology), family of Anthomedusae, hydroids in the Class (biology), class Hydrozoa. Like other jellyfish there is usually a mature Medusa (biology), medusa form which is pelagic and reproduces sexually and a hydroid or polyp ...

. The genus has almost

cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...

. Species: * '' Halitholus cirratus'' Hartlaub, 1913 * '' Halitholus intermedius'' (Browne, 1902)

References

Pandeidae Hydrozoan genera {{anthoathecata-stub