Ceriantheomorphe adelita Lopes, Morandini & Stampar in Lopes et al., 2019

Stampar, Sergio N., Reimer, James D., Maronna, Maximiliano M., Lopes, Celine S. S., Ceriello, Hellen, Santos, Thais B., Acuna, Fabian H. & Morandini, Andre C., 2020, Ceriantharia (Cnidaria) of the World: an annotated catalogue and key to species, ZooKeys 952, pp. 1-63 : 1

3 Ceriantheomorphe adelita Lopes, Morandini & Stampar in Lopes et al., 2019

Ceriantheomorphe adelita Lopes et al., 2019: 127-148

Cerianthromorphe brasiliensis : Molodtsova 2009: 365-367

(?) Cerianthromorphe brasiliensis : Carlgren and Hedgpeth 1952: 148, 169-170; Hedgpeth 1954: 286; 290; Frey 1970: 309

Type locality.

off Port Aransas, 32 km south off Corpus Christi, Texas, United States of America.

Distribution.

Gulf of Mexico (Northern Mexico) to North Atlantic (North Carolina, United States of America), shallow waters.

Remarks.

A very large species, which for many years was considered to be synonymous with C. brasiliensis even without biogeographic justification. Recently, Lopes et al. (2019) have indicated morphological differences that support the distinction between both species. Apparently, this is a species with very low incidence, since several sampling attempts have been unsuccessful (S. Stampar pers. obs.).

Type material.

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History NMNH 50015 (holotype).