Cordylophora caspia (Pallas, 1771)

Distribution in South America: polyp—Pacific Ocean, Chile, from 42°S to 43°S in fjord Comau (Galea 2007 p. 21; Galea et al. 2009a p. 310); Atlantic Ocean, Colombia, at Santa Marta coast; Brazil to Uruguay, at 22.53°S 44.57°W, from 23.30°S to 26°S, from ca. 35°S (Cordero 1941; Ringuelet & Olivier 1954; Wedler 1973; Blanco 1994a; Haddad & Nakatani 1996, abstract; Silveira & Boscolo 1996, abstract; Migotto et al. 2002; Scarabino 2006; Grohmann 2008; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Gutierre et al. 2012).

Habitat: polyp—from mesohaline to limnic environments (Cordero 1941; Ringuelet & Olivier 1954; Grohmann 2008). The species was found in Chilean waters from 8 to 21m depth, epizoic on mussels (Galea 2007 p. 21; Galea et al. 2009a p. 310).