Coryne eximia Allman, 1859

Synonyms in the area: Sarsia eximia —Vannucci 1957a; Kramp 1966; Fagetti 1973 p. 38; Ramírez & Zamponi 1981; Correia 1983; Palma 1994; Palma & Rosales 1995; Bouillon 1999; Migotto et al. 2002; Palma & Apablaza 2004; Apablaza & Palma 2006; Failla-Siquier 2006; Palma et al. 2007a p. 70, 2007b p. 74, 80; Chirichigno, pers. comm.; Pavez et al. 2010; Silveira & Morandini 2011 [medusa]; Syncoryne sarsii —Genzano & Zamponi 1991, 1994 [polyp and medusa]; Genzano et al. 1991; Genzano & Zamponi 1997 [polyp];? Syncoryne sarsii —Jäderholm 1903; Hartlaub 1905 [polyp]; Sarsia sarsii —Genzano 1994a, 1994b, 1998, 2002; Genzano & Rodriguez 1998; Genzano & Zamponi 2003 [polyp].

Remarks: the record by Stepanjants (1979) has to be confirmed. The distribution range provided by Ramírez & Zamponi (1981) is not based on specific records and, therefore, we did not consider that information for this species.

Distribution in South America: polyp—Pacific Ocean, Peru to Chile, from 3.5°S to 46°S, from 53.166°S to 54.800°S (Jäderholm 1903; Hartlaub 1905; Kramp 1966; Fagetti 1973 p. 38; Galea 2007 p. 30-31; Galea et al. 2009a p. 315; Chirichigno, pers. comm.); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil to Argentina, from 28.56°S to 55°S (Genzano et al. 1991, 2009a, 2011; Blanco 1994, Genzano 1994a, 1994b, 1998, 2002; Genzano & Rodriguez 1998; Genzano & Zamponi 1994, 1997, 2003; Failla-Siquier 2006; Miranda et al. 2015);

medusa—Pacific Ocean, Chile, from 33°S to 45.783°S (Fagetti 1973 p. 38; Palma 1994; Palma & Rosales 1995; Palma & Apablaza 2004; Apablaza & Palma 2006; Palma et al. 2007a p. 70, 2007b p. 74, 80, 2014a; Pavez et al. 2010; Bravo et al. 2011); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil to Argentina, from 20°S to 30.25°S, from 37°S to 54°S (Vannucci 1957a; Correia 1983; Genzano & Zamponi 1994; Migotto et al. 2002; Genzano et al. 2008a; Silveira & Morandini 2011).

Habitat: eurythermic and euryhaline species; polyp—abundant from intertidal fringe to 15m depth, on mollusks, hydroids, sponges, tunicates, polychaete tubes (Jäderholm 1903; Vannucci 1957a; Correia 1983; Genzano & Rodriguez 1998; Genzano & Zamponi 2003; Galea 2007 p. 30-31; Galea et al. 2009a p. 315; Genzano et al. 2009a).