Halopteris campanula (Busk, 1852)

Figs 14K, 15A–B

Halopteris campanula – Ansín Agís et al., 2009: 43, figs 5–6.

Material examined

PACIFIC OCEAN • 1 profuse, fertile colony with stems up to 4.5 cm high; off New Caledonia, stn DW4780; 22°59′ S, 167°48′ E; 295– 238 m; 29 Aug. 2016; KANACONO leg.; MNHN-IK-2015-597 • 3 fully fertile colonies, with stems up to 4 cm high; off New Caledonia, stn DW4781; 22°57′ S, 167°47′ E; 295– 255 m; 29 Aug. 2016; KANACONO leg.; MNHN-IK-2015-598 • 1 sterile colony, 3 cm high; off New Caledonia, stn DW4777; 23°03′ S, 168°16′ E; 330–353 m; 28 Aug. 2016; KANACONO leg.; MNHN-IK-2015-599 • 1 profuse, fully fertile colony with stems up to 4.5 cm high; off New Caledonia, stn DW4727; 22°41′ S, 167°02′ E; 120–129 m; 20 Aug. 2016; KANACONO leg.; MNHN-IK-2015-601 .

Remarks

For synonymies and descriptions, see Rees & Vervoort (1987), Schuchert (1997) and Ansín Agís et al. (2009). The present material agrees with that dealt with extensively by the latter authors.

Distribution

Scattered records from the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, Indonesia, Australia, Japan, and New Caledonia (Ansín Agís et al. 2009).