Colossendeis sinuosa Stock, 1997

Stock, 1997, 398–399, fig. 4. Bamber, 2004b, 17–20 (distinction from pipetta).

Material. New Caledonia: 1 specimen (MNHN-IU-2007-4772), station DW2053, 23°40’S 168°16’E, 24 X 2003, depth 670–708 m, Ride de Norfolk, Banc Jumeau Est. 1 specimen (MNHN-IU-2007-4773), station DW2067, 25°16’S 168°56’E, 26 X 2003, depth 614–690 m, Ride de Norfolk, Banc Athos. 1 specimen (MNHN-IU-2007- 4774), station DW2070, 25°23’S 168°57’E, 26 X 2003, depth 630–1150 m, Ride de Norfolk, Banc Aramis. All Lozonet, Samedi & Richer-IRD coll. 1 specimen (MNHN-IU-2007-4775), station DW2081, 25°54’S 168°22’E, 28 X 2003, depth 500–505 m, Ride de Norfolk, Banc Eponge; S Samedi & Richer IRD coll.

Remarks. Colossendeis sinuosa has been recorded only twice before, from New Caledonia, from depths between 420 and 730 m (Stock, 1997; Bamber, 2004b). The present material merely extends its known depth range down to 1150 m.