Modeeria rotunda (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827)

Dianeae rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1827: 181–182, pl. 6a figs 1–2.

Modeeria rotunda – Millard 1975: 137–138, fig. 45a. — Ramil & Vervoort 1992: 29–32, fig. 4a–b.

Material examined

SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN • 1 colony, growing on Eudendrium ramosum, without gonothecae; Vema Seamount, stn Dive 3; 71–935 m depth; 31 Jan. 2015; SEAFO-2015 leg.; SEAFO-2015-40708.

Distribution

Modeeria rotunda is a cosmopolitan species (Ramil & Vervoort 1992; Vervoort 2006). In the Southeast Atlantic, it was reported from Namibia (Gili et al. 1989) and also from the east coast of South Africa to Mozambique (Millard 1975). Its bathymetric distribution extends from 0.5 to 1575 m (Gil 2017).