Bougainvillia platygaster (Haeckel, 1879)

Distribution in South America: medusa—Atlantic Ocean, Colombia to Uruguay, from 10°N to 35°S (Alvariño 1968; Kramp 1957; Ramírez & Zamponi 1981; Correia 1983; Migotto et al. 2002).

Habitat: medusa—up to 600m depth (Kramp 1957).