Macrorhynchia phoenicea (Busk, 1852)

Macrorhynchia phoenicea – Galea, 2020: 37, figs 16c–d, 18a.

Material examined

PACIFIC OCEAN • 1 ca 11.5 cm high, sterile colony; off New Caledonia, stn DW4741; 22°52′ S, 167°41′ E; 210– 210 m; 23 Aug. 2016; KANACONO leg.; MNHN-IK-2015-572 • 1 ca 6 cm high, fertile colony; off New Caledonia, stn CP4786; 22°46′ S, 167°42′ E; 350–469 m; 29 Aug. 2016; KANACONO leg.; MNHN-IK-2015-593 .

Remarks

This species was recently dealt with by Galea (2020).

Distribution

Widespread in the tropical parts of the Indian and southern Pacific oceans (Di Camillo et al. 2009).