Aglaophenia rhynchocarpa Allman, 1877

Synonyms in the area: Aglaophenia cylindrata Versluys, 1899 [polyp]; Aglaophenia rathbuni Nutting, 1900; Vervoort 1946 [polyp].

Distribution in South America: polyp—Atlantic Ocean, Venezuela, at Los Testigos Island, Brazil, at 0.91°N 29.37°W, at 9.84°S 35.88°W, from 11.50°S to 19°S, at 22°S off Rio de Janeiro State and at 26.76°S 46.78°W (Versluys 1899; Nutting 1900; Vervoort 1946; Amaral et al. 2002b, 2010a; Migotto et al. 2002; Grohmann et al. 2003; Maronna et al. 2008, abstract; Grohmann et al. 2011; Miranda et al. 2015).

Habitat: polyp—from 2 to 50m, on algae and sponge (Versluys 1899; Amaral et al. 2002b, 2010a).