Sphaerocoryne bedoti Pictet, 1893

Galea, Horia R., 2008, On a collection of shallow-water hydroids (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from Guadeloupe and Les Saintes, French Lesser Antilles, Zootaxa 1878, pp. 1-54 : 13

Sphaerocoryne bedoti Pictet, 1893

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Sphaerocoryne bedoti Pictet, 1893: 10 , pl. 1 figs 5–6.—Millard, 1975: 54, fig. 20E.— Calder, 1988b: 61, figs 46–47.— Hirohito, 1988: 37, fig. 11D.— Calder et al., 2003: 1179, fig. 4.

Material examined. Stn. 2: 22.01.2008 —a fertile colony, 2–4 mm high, on sponge. Stn. 3: 01.04.2008 —a few sterile polyps, up to 5 mm high, on sponge. Stn. 6: 23– 24.03.2008 —numerous sterile polyps, up to 3 mm high, on sponge ( MHNG INVE 60977); 28.03.2008 —two sterile polyps, ca. 3 mm high, on sponge. Stn. 7: 25.03.2008 —a small, sterile colony, ca. 4 mm high, on sponge; 27.03.2008 —a few sterile polyps, 2–3 mm high, on serpulid tube.

Type locality. Ambon, Moluccas, Indonesia.

Remarks. For a recent description of this species, see Calder (1988b).

Distribution. Western Atlantic, Indian Ocean, western Pacific ( Calder 1988b), eastern Pacific ( Calder et al. 2003). The Caribbean records are summarized by Calder & Kirkendale (2005).