Heteroptychus galapagos Baba & Wicksten, 2020

Heteroptychus galapagos was described from a single specimen taken at East Darwin Seamount, Galapagos Islands. Two females were collected from the Parrita Seep off Costa Rica (8°58.2’N, 84° 37.8’W), during this survey, 1025–1097 m, 6 June 2017, SIO-BIC-C12816 and SIO-BIO C12817, on an unidentified species of Isididae (Octocorallia) .