Nausithoe aurea Silveira & Morandini, 1997

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Nausithoe aurea Silveira & Morandini, 1997

Remarks: the species was described and its life cycle unraveled from polyps growing on dead corals (Silveira & Morandini 1997).

Distribution in South America: polyp—Atlantic Ocean, southeastern Brazil (Silveira & Morandini 1997; Morandini & Silveira 2001; Morandini et al. 2005a);

medusa—Atlantic Ocean, from 21°S to 27°S (Silveira & Morandini 2011; Nogueira Jr. et al. 2014, 2015b).

Habitat: polyp—coastal, on calcareous debris in shallow waters (Morandini et al. 2005a);

medusa—epipelagic.