Distribution in South America: polyp—Pacific Ocean, Chile, from 48°S to 49°S, and at 53.78°S 70.97°W (Galea 2007 p. 38; Galea et al. 2009a p. 328; Galea et al. 2012a p. 24); Atlantic Ocean, at South Georgia Island (Jäderholm 1905; Blanco 1994a).
Habitat: polyp—from 10 to 74m depth, on Bougainvillia muscus (Blanco 1994a; Galea 2007 p. 38; Galea et al. 2009a p. 328).