Hebella striata Allman, 1888

OLIVEIRA, OTTO M. P., MIRANDA, THAÍS P., ARAUJO, ENILMA M., AYÓN, PATRICIA, CEDEÑO-POSSO, CRISTINA M., CEPEDA-MERCADO, AMANCAY A., CÓRDOVA, PABLO, CUNHA, AMANDA F., GENZANO, GABRIEL N., HADDAD, MARIA ANGÉLICA, MIANZAN, HERMES W., MIGOTTO, ALVARO E., MIRANDA, LUCÍLIA S., MORANDINI, ANDRÉ C., NAGATA, RENATO M., NASCIMENTO, KARINE B., JÚNIOR, MIODELI NOGUEIRA, PALMA, SERGIO, QUIÑONES, JAVIER, RODRIGUEZ, CAROLINA S., SCARABINO, FABRIZIO, SCHIARITI, AGUSTÍN, STAMPAR, SÉRGIO N., TRONOLONE, VALQUÍRIA B. & MARQUES, ANTONIO C., 2016, Census of Cnidaria (Medusozoa) and Ctenophora from South American marine waters, Zootaxa 4194 (1), pp. 1-256 : 77-78

Hebella striata Allman, 1888

Synonyms in the area: Lafoea striata —Jäderholm 1903 p. 275 [polyp].

Remarks: some specimens may have a parasitic habit, arising from the hydrothecal openings of their hosts (El Beshbeeshy 1991, 2011; Galea 2007).

Distribution in South America: polyp—Pacific Ocean, Chile, from 41.80°S to 54°S (Allman 1888 p. 30; Jäderholm 1903 p. 275; Leloup 1974 p. 10; Galea 2007 p. 51–52; Galea et al. 2009a p. 332, 2014 p. 6; Galea & Schories 2012a p. 24); Atlantic Ocean, Argentina, from 42°S to 56°S (Hartlaub 1905; Jäderholm 1905, 1 926; Ritchie 1907a; Totton 1930; Vervoort 1972; Blanco 1982, 1994a; El Beshbeeshy 1991, 2011; Blanco et al. 1994; Genzano & Zamponi 1997; Seo 2003).

Habitat: polyp—from 10 to 920m depth, on hydroids (Allman 1888 p. 30; Jäderholm 1905, 1926; Ritchie 1907a; Totton 1930; Vervoort 1972; Leloup 1974 p. 10; Blanco 1982, 1994; El Beshbeeshy 1991, 2011; Blanco et al. 1994; Galea 2007 p. 51–52; Galea et al. 2009a p. 332, 2014 p. 6; El Beshbeeshy 2011).