We study the hybrid mesons with the exotic quantum number IGJPC=0+1-+and investigate their decays into the ηη',a1(1260)π,f1(1285)η,f1(1420)η,K*(892)(K),K1(1270)(K),and K1(1400)(K
)channels.It is found that the QCD axial anomaly enhances the decay width of the ηη'channel although this mode is strongly suppressed by the small p-wave phase space.Our results support the interpretation of the η1(1855)recently observed by BESIII as the(s)sg hybrid meson of IG JPC=0+1-+.The QCD axial anomaly ensures the ηη'decay mode to be a characteristic signal of the hybrid nature of the η1(1855).