Distribution & Ecology: Austral (Tubuai, Raevavae, Rurutu); Marquesas (Nuku Hiva); Society (Bora Bora, Maiao); Tuamotu (Akiaki, Fangataufa, Marutea South, Nihuru, Takapoto, Tuanake) - Marine; Deep (120-330m); Sponge associate; ?Hard bottom.

Regional Records: Homola orientalis - Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1981: 530, fig. 1a-a1, b-b1, pl. 1, fig. 3, 3a, with a ? (see Remark) (Tubuai; coll. Frv Marara, fr). - Guinot, 1985: 449 (List). - Poupin et al., 1990: 17 (French Polynesia). - Guinot & Richer de Forges, 1995: 331, fig. 9e, 10a-c, 12a-b, 13h, 16c-f (Akiaki, Bora Bora, Fangataufa, Marutea South, Nihuru, Raevavae, Rurutu, Takapoto, Tuanake, Tubuai; 120-330m). - Guinot et al., 1995: 380, pl. 2b (same material). - Poupin, 1996a: 97 (Checklist); 1996b: 26, pl. 12h (same material plus Maiao) . - New material - Coll. & det. J. Poupin (Nuku Hiva; 230m); coll. BENTHAUS Expedition, undefined stn, Rurutu, det. J. Poupin from photograph. - Remark: According to Guinot & Richer de Forges (1981a: 531), the morphology of the French Polynesian specimens differs markedly from the Henderson's species.

Depth distribution: 120 - 330 m