Muggiaea atlantica Cunningham, 1892

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Colombia, from 7.1°N to 1.8°N (Alvariño 1976; Cely & Chiquillo 1993), off Peru (Bigelow 1911a; Alvariño 1971; Santander et al. 1981; IMARPE database), Chile, from 18ºS to 55ºS (Palma 1973, 1977, 1985, 1994; Palma & Rosales 1995, 1997; Palma et al. 1999, 2007b, 2011, 2014a; Ulloa et al. 2000; Pagès et al. 2001; Palma & Aravena 2001; Palma & Apablaza 2004; Apablaza & Palma 2006; Palma & Silva 2006; Villenas et al. 2009; Pavez et al. 2010); Atlantic Ocean, Colombia, from 17°N to 11°N (Moncaleano & Niño 1976; Giraldo & Villalobos 1983), Brazil to Argentina, from 0º to 40ºS (Dias 1994; Pugh 1999; Migotto et al. 2002; Araujo 2006, 2012; Silveira & Morandini 2011).

Habitat: neritic and oceanic species, found in tropical and temperate waters (Alvariño 1971; Pagès & Gili 1992; Pugh 1974, 1999; Araujo 2012).