Hebella scandens (Bale, 1888)

Synonyms in the area: Lafoea cylindrica —Jäderholm 1903 [polyp]; Hebellopsis sinuosa Vannucci 1949, 1951a [polyp]; Hebellopsis besnardi Vannucci 1950, 1951a [polyp]; Hebella cylindrica —Versluys 1899; Vannucci 1951a [polyp]; Hebella sbandens —Genzano et al. 2011 [incorrect subsequent spelling].

Distribution in South America: polyp—Pacific Ocean, Chile, at 45.50°S 74.46°W, and at 54.91°S 67.36°W (Galea et al. 2014 p. 5); Atlantic Ocean, Venezuela, at Los Testigos Island, Brazil to Argentina, at 3.57°S 38.54°W, from 20°S to 27.25°S, from 38°S to 38.25°S (Versluys 1899; Jäderholm 1903; Vannucci 1949, 1950, 1951a, 1951b, 1954; Genzano 1992; Haddad 1992; Migotto 1996; Andrade & Migotto 1997; Genzano & Zamponi 1997, 2003; Grohmann 1997; Grohmann et al. 1997, 2003, 2008, abstract; Nogueira et al. 1997; Rosso & Marques 1997; Migotto et al. 2002; Marques et al. 2006; Menon et al. 2006, abstract; Shimabukuro 2007; Genzano et al. 2009a, 2011; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Miranda et al. 2011, 2015);

medusa—Atlantic Ocean, from 23.50°S to 24°S (Migotto 1996; Andrade & Migotto 1997; Migotto et al. 2002).

Habitat: polyp—up to 80m depth, epizoic on sertulariid hydroids, Synthecium protectum and Thyroscyphus ramosus (Versluys 1899; Jäderholm 1903; Vannucci 1949, 1950, 1951b, 1954; Genzano 1992; Haddad 1992; Migotto 1996; Andrade & Migotto 1997; Marques et al. 2006; Menon et al. 2006; Shimabukuro 2007; Genzano et al. 2011; Miranda et al. 2011; Galea et al. 2014 p. 6).