Halecium bermudense Congdon, 1907

Distribution in South America: polyp—Atlantic Ocean, Colombia, at Santa Marta coast, at Bonaire Island, Brazil, at 8.71°S 35.10°W, at 20.55°S 40.23°W, from 22.33°S to 24°S, at 27.14°S 48.43°W (Leloup 1935; Vannucci 1949, 1951a; Wedler 1975; Bandel & Wedler 1987; Migotto 1996; Calder & Maÿal 1998; Migotto et al. 2002; Shimabukuro 2007; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Fernandez et al. 2014, 2015; Miranda et al. 2015).

Habitat: polyp—in estuarine regions and rocky shores, up to 35m depth, on algae, barnacles, fouling, ceramic test-panels, mud, mussels, Rhizophora mangle roots, shells, shipworm collecting device, rocks, wood (Bandel & Wedler 1987; Migotto 1996; Calder & Maÿal 1998; Shimabukuro 2007; Fernandez et al. 2014, 2015).