Eudendrium rameum (Pallas, 1766)

Synonyms in the area: Eudendrium laxum —Vervoort 1972 [polyp]; Eudendrium ramosum —Blanco 1976, 1984a [polyp] [non Eudendrium ramosum (Linnaeus, 1758)].

Remarks: the record of this species at Tierra del Fuego by Blanco (1976) is doubtful and it may correspond to E. ramosum, but to reassign that further studies are necessary. The Brazilian record (Mayal 1973) does not have a voucher and the specimen is also considered doubtful.

Distribution in South America: polyp—Pacific Ocean, Peru, at 6.95°S 80.70°W in Isla Lobos de Afuera, Chile, at 41.76°S in Calbuco (Hartlaub 1905 p. 548; Fraser 1948); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, from 7.58°S to 7.91°S, from 40°S to 42°S, from 48°S to 56°S (Vervoort 1972; Maÿal 1973, 1978; Blanco 1976a, 1984a, 1994a; Genzano & Zamponi 1997).

Habitat: polyp—from 40 to 72m depth, on red sponges (Fraser 1948; Vervoort 1972; Blanco 1976a, 1984a, 1994a; Maÿal 1978).