* Gymnobela ioessa Sysoev, 1997

(Figure 2D)

Gymnobela ioessa Sysoev, 1997, p. 335, figs. 3, 29–33. Type loc. Tanimbar Is., Indonesia.

Material examined

ECS. 3 specs, CN Ky9B-22, silty mud, 1070 m, 4 August 1981; 1 spec, CN KY10B- 41, sta. ZIV-4, silty mud, 1115 m, 4 August 1981. SCS. 1 spec, CN V568B-3, sta. 28, silty mud, 2150 m, 2000 m, AT, 10 June 1978.

Distribution

ECS, SCS; Philippines, Indonesia.

Remarks

This benthic species is distributed in more than 1000 m depth, on a silty mud bottom. Sysoev (1997) described this species as dull reddish-violet, whereas our specimens are light brown. This species was not previously reported from the China Seas .