Halopteris schucherti Galea, 2006

Galea, Horia R., 2007, Hydroids and hydromedusae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from the fjords region of southern Chile, Zootaxa 1597 (1), pp. 1-116 : 79

Halopteris schucherti Galea, 2006

Halopteris schucherti Galea, 2006a: 63 , figs 6–12.

Material examined. Stn. COM 08 —09.iii.2004, 26.5 m: several fertile cormoids, up to 7.5 cm high, MHNG INVE 35930. Stn. IVM — 28.iii. 2005, 25 m, S32: several small stems, less than 1 cm high, on sponge ( MHNG INVE 53192 ). Stn. B 12 —27.iii. 2005, 25 m, S4: two sterile fragments, about 2 cm high ( MHNG INVE 53157 ). Stn. SWA — 15.iii. 2006, 30 m, S135: one sterile plume, 6 cm high, basal part damaged ( MHNG INVE 53415 ). Stn. CAD — 12.iii. 2006, 33 m, S136: several fertile stems, some ramified, up to 4.3 cm high, on dead gorgonian ( MHNG INVE 53419 ). Stn. CCA — 12.iii. 2006, 28 m, S 87g: several small, sterile fragments, up to 1 cm high, epizoic on Lafoea dumosa ( MHNG INVE 53313 ). Stn. ICA — 13.iii. 2006, 20 m, S139: one sterile fragment, 1.7 cm high ( MHNG INVE 53427 ); S137: four fertile plumes, 4.5–5.5 cm high ( MHNG INVE 53422 ) .

Type locality. Punta Huinay , fjord Comau, Chile .

Remarks. This species was recently fully described and figured by Galea (2006a).

Hydroid epibionts. Modeeria rotunda ( Quoy & Gaimard, 1827) ; Halecium delicatulum Coughtrey, 1876 ; Kirchenpaueria magellanica ( Hartlaub, 1905) .

Records from Chile. The present material was collected roughly between 42°22' S and 49°11' S. This species is probably endemic to Chilean Patagonia .