Corydendrium parasiticum (Linnaeus, 1767)

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 : 66

Corydendrium parasiticum (Linnaeus, 1767)

Distribution in South America: polyp—Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, at 1.22°S 90.43°W in Floreana Island (Calder et al. 2003); Atlantic Ocean, Colombia, at Santa Marta coast, Brazil, at 3.54°S 38.8°W, at 8.71°S 35.10°W, from 23.77°S to 23.8°S (Wedler 1975; Bandel & Wedler 1987; Migotto 1996; Calder & Maÿal 1998; Migotto et al. 2002; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Bumbeer & Rocha 2012; Marques et al. 2013; Fernandez et al. 2014, 2015; Miranda et al. 2015).

Habitat: polyp—at estuarine region and rocky bottom, from intertidal to 6m depth, on algae, fouling, mud, Rhizophora mangle roots, rocks, shells, barnacles, and artificial substrates (Bandel & Wedler 1987; Migotto 1996; Calder & Maÿal 1998; Calder et al. 2003; Fernandez et al. 2014, 2015).