Halecium halecinum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution in South America: polyp—Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, at 0.56°N 80.01°W in San Francisco Bay (Fraser 1938a, 1948); Atlantic Ocean, Colombia, at 11.35°N 74.27°W in Santa Marta (Bandel & Wedler 1987).

Habitat: polyp—from 5 to 15m depth, on sponges and rocky shores (Fraser 1938a; Bandel & Wedler 1987).