Aglaophenia

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 : 99

Aglaophenia sp.

Synonyms in the area:? Aglaophenia dubia —Fraser 1938b; Calder et al. 2003 [polyp].

Remarks: Calder et al. (2003) examined Fraser’s (1938b) material and considered his record doubtful.

Distribution in South America: polyp—Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, from 0.39°S to 0.51°S in Galápagos Archipelago (Fraser 1938b; Calder et al. 2003); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, from 2.50°S to 4.50°S, from 7.50°S to 8°S, from 18.25°S to 21.25°S, from 23.70°S to 24°S (Maÿal 1978; Shimabukuro 2007).

Habitat: polyp—from shallow waters to 146m depth, on sponges and Thyroscyphus marginatus (Fraser 1938b; Maÿal 1978; Calder et al. 2003; Shimabukuro 2007).