(Fig. 16 a–e)
Material examined. ANT XV/3: 48-4, few stems, up to 80 mm high, on gravel, with developing gonothecae; 48-50, few stems, up to 100 mm high, with developing gonothecae; 48-58, few stems, up to 90 mm high, with developing gonothecae; 48-168, few stems, up to 60 mm high, with developing gonothecae; 48-197, few stems, up to 45 mm high; 48-222, few stems, up to 55 mm high, with developing gonothecae; 48-276, few stems, up to 95 mm high, with developing gonothecae; ANT XXI /2: PS65/39, few stems, up to 70 mm high, with gonothecae; PS65/121, several stems, up to 100 mm high, with developing gonothecae; PS65/132, several stems, up to 205 mm high, some on polychaete tube; PS65/148, few stems, up to 75 mm high, on gravel; PS65/166, several stems, up to 160 mm high; PS65/174, several stems, up to 170 mm high; PS65/175, several stems, up to 120 mm high; PS65/237, several stems, up to 120 mm high, with gonothecae; PS65/274, several stems, up to 150 mm high; PS65/280, several stems, up to 140 mm high; PS65/336, one stem, c. 20 mm high.
Ecology and distribution. Species previously found at depths between 55 (Peña Cantero & Vervoort 2004) and 696 m (Peña Cantero et al. 1997a); present material between 166 and 417 m. West Antarctic distribution (Peña Cantero & Vervoort 2004).