Idiellana pristis (Lamouroux, 1816)

Synonyms in the area: Idia pristis —Allman 1888 [polyp]; Dynamena crisioides f. gigantea —Vannucci Mendes 1946 [polyp]; Idiella pristis —Wedler 1975 [polyp].

Distribution in South America: polyp—Atlantic Ocean, Colombia, at Santa Marta coast, Venezuela, at La Tortuga Island, Brazil, at 9.80°S 35.80°W, from 11.50°S to 18.25°S, from 23.5°S to 25.7°S (Allman 1888; Vannucci Mendes 1946; Vervoort 1946; Vannucci 1951a; Van Gemerden-Hoogeveen 1965; Wedler 1975; Bandel & Wedler 1987; Migotto 1996; Rosso & Marques 1997; Migotto et al. 2002; Shimabukuro 2007; Maronna et al. 2008, abstract; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Marques et al. 2013; Miranda et al. 2015).

Habitat: polyp—from 8 to 36m depth, on coral, mud, rocks, sponge (Allman 1888; Migotto 1996; Shimabukuro 2007).