Octolasmis nierestraszi (Hoek, 1907)

Persian Gulf. Nilsson-Cantell (1938) from an unknown locality.

Gulf of Oman. Utinomi (1969) from Bushehr, Tunb and Larak islands in Iran (Fig. 1). General distribution and habitat. Indo-West Pacific; attached to stems and branches of horny corals in shallow waters (Jones et al. 2000).