Plumularia strictocarpa Pictet, 1893

Synonyms in the area: Plumularia sargassi —Leloup 1935; Van Gemerden-Hoogeveen 1965 [polyp].

Distribution in South America: polyp—Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, at 0.84°S 90.77°W in Isla Isabela (Calder et al. 2003); Atlantic Ocean, at Aruba, at Curaçao, at Bonaire, at Tobago Island, Colombia, at Santa Marta coast, Venezuela, at Tortuga Island, Brazil to Argentina, at 3.54°S 38.8°W, at 9.74°S 35.82°W, at 17.97°S 38.70°W, from 20.5°S to 20.70°S, from 23°S to 27.14°S, at 35°S 53.10°W, and at 46.78°S 65.51°W (Leloup 1935; Vannucci 1949, 1951a; Van Gemerden-Hoogeveen 1965; Bandel & Wedler 1987; Migotto 1996; Migotto et al. 2001, 2002; Oliveira 2003; Oliveira et al. 2006; Oliveira & Marques 2007, 2 0 11; Shimabukuro 2007; Cunha & Jacobucci 2010; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Marques et al. 2013; Fernandez et al. 2014, 2015; Miranda et al. 2015).

Habitat: polyp—from intertidal zone to 35m depth, on algae, ascidians, bryozoans, hydroids, mussels, polychaete tubes, rocks, sponges, test panels and fouling ( Vannucci 1949; Bandel & Wedler 1987; Migotto 1996; Migotto et al. 2001; Oliveira 2003; Oliveira et al. 2006; Oliveira & Marques 2007, 2 0 11; Shimabukuro 2007; Cunha & Jacobucci 2010; Fernandez et al. 2014, 2015).