Syllis hyalina Grube, 1863

Syllis hyalina Grube, 1863: 45, pl. 4, fig. 8; San Martín 2003: 426, figs 234, 235.

Typosyllis hyalina .— Licher 1999: 199, pl. 86.

Material examined. Rush 009, Samha, 12º10.317’N 53º04.383’E, upper intertidal among algae, 0.5 m, coll. T. Wehe 7.4.2000, 2 specimens (SMF 26709). Soc /ST–16, MAP 60, 12º40.264’N 53º27.204’E, from dead coral ( Pocillopora sp.), 6–7 m, coll. M. Apel 8.3.1999, 1 specimen (SMF 26710) . Soc /ST-110, Ras Adho (Ras Hammadara), 12º38.534’N 54º15.770’E, 7–12 m, coll. M. Apel 25.03.1999, 1 specimen (NHCY 0016) .

Habitat. Abundant in littoral areas on hard substrates, also present, but scarcer, in sandy bottoms (San Martín 2003). Found in Socotra in mixed coral assemblage: faviids, Astreopora, dead Porites, dead Acropora pallifera (dominant before the 1998 bleaching event).

Distribution. Apparently cosmopolitan (San Martín 2003). New record for Socotra.

Type locality. Losinj (= Lussin Island), Croatia .