Lytocarpia tridentata (Versluys, 1899)

Synonyms in the area: Aglaophenia tridentata Versluys, 1899 [polyp]; Thecocarpus contorta —Totton 1926 [polyp]; Aglaophenia contorta —Vannucci Mendes 1946; Vannucci 1951a, 1951b; Maÿal 1973 [polyp].

Distribution in South America: polyp—Atlantic Ocean, Venezuela, at Los Testigos Island, Brazil, from 3.60°S to 4.20°S, from 7.58°S to 7.91°S, at 18.64°S 39.57°W, from 21.25°S to 24.5°S, and from 27°S to 28°S (Versluys 1899; Totton 1926; Vannucci Mendes 1946; Vannucci 1951a, 1951b; Maÿal 1973; Migotto 1996; Rosso & Marques 1997; Migotto et al. 2002; Grohmann et al. 2003; Marques et al. 2006; Shimabukuro 2007; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Miranda et al. 2015).

Habitat: polyp—from intertidal zone to 15m, on rocks and Eudendrium carneum (Versluys 1899; Migotto 1996; Marques et al. 2006; Shimabukuro 2007).