Eudendrium ramosum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution in South America: polyp—Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, at 1.23°S 90.44°W in Isla Floreana, Peru, at 6.95°S 80.70°W in Isla Lobos de Afuera (Fraser 1938a, 1948; Calder et al. 2003); Atlantic Ocean, Colombia, at Santa Marta coast, Brazil to Argentina, from 20°S to 23.82°S, from 34.75°S to 44°S (Wedler 1975; Bandel & Wedler 1987; Marques 1993, 1995, 2001; Genzano 1995; Genzano et al. 1991, 2002, 2009a; Genzano & Zamponi 1997, 2003; Grohmann 1997; Grohmann et al. 1997; Rosso & Marques 1997; Zamponi et al. 1998; Migotto et al. 2002; Grohmann 2006; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Miranda et al. 2015).

Habitat: polyp—from 2 to 88m depth, on coral and rock (Fraser 1938a, 1948; Bandel & Wedler 1987; Marques 1993, 2001; Genzano et al. 2002; Calder et al. 2003).