Pontocypria hendleri , new species, is a commensal of the ophiuroid, Ophioblenna antillensis Luetken, collected from a reef in Belize. Pontocypria calva , new species, and Pontocypria sp. B occur in trawl collections from the southwest Pacific and North Atlantic, respectively. Pontocypria helenae Maddocks, previously found on Antarctic asteroids, now has been collected apparently free-living at seven localities in the South Atlantic and South Pacific