Garveia franciscana (Torrey, 1902)

OLIVEIRA, OTTO M. P., MIRANDA, THAÍS P., ARAUJO, ENILMA M., AYÓN, PATRICIA, CEDEÑO-POSSO, CRISTINA M., CEPEDA-MERCADO, AMANCAY A., CÓRDOVA, PABLO, CUNHA, AMANDA F., GENZANO, GABRIEL N., HADDAD, MARIA ANGÉLICA, MIANZAN, HERMES W., MIGOTTO, ALVARO E., MIRANDA, LUCÍLIA S., MORANDINI, ANDRÉ C., NAGATA, RENATO M., NASCIMENTO, KARINE B., JÚNIOR, MIODELI NOGUEIRA, PALMA, SERGIO, QUIÑONES, JAVIER, RODRIGUEZ, CAROLINA S., SCARABINO, FABRIZIO, SCHIARITI, AGUSTÍN, STAMPAR, SÉRGIO N., TRONOLONE, VALQUÍRIA B. & MARQUES, ANTONIO C., 2016, Census of Cnidaria (Medusozoa) and Ctenophora from South American marine waters, Zootaxa 4194 (1), pp. 1-256 : 54-55

Garveia franciscana (Torrey, 1902)

Distribution in South America: polyp—Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, at 8.71°S 35°W, from 25°S to 26°S (Calder & Maÿal 1998; Haddad et al. 2006, abstract; Cangussu et al. 2010; Bumbeer & Rocha 2012).

Habitat: polyp—on mud, Rhizophora mangle roots, wood, shells, and artificial substrates (Calder & Maÿal 1998; Haddad et al. 2006; Cangussu et al. 2010).

Remarks: Calyptospadix cerulea Clarke, 1882 ( Garveia cerulea ) and G. franciscana may prove conspecific (Cairns et al. 2002 p. 50).