Census of Cnidaria (Medusozoa) and Ctenophora from South American marine waters 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. Zootaxa 2016 2016-11-18 4194 1 1 256 6VRRV A. Agassiz, 1860 A. Agassiz 1860 [151,602,1590,1615] Tentaculata Pleurobrachiidae Pleurobrachia Animalia Cydippida 213 214 Ctenophora species bachei  Remarks: the species was recorded off Valparaiso region(33ºS) as  Pleurobrachia pileusby Palma (1971, 1994), Palma & Meruane (1975), and Palma & Rosales (1995). Moreover, the species reported as  Pleurobrachiasp. from off Antofagastaby Pagès et al.(2001) is considered here as the same species. Distribution in SouthAmerica: Pacific Ocean, Peruto Chile, from 3°S to 47°S (Palma 1971, 1994; Palma & Meruane 1975; Palma & Rosales 1995; Pagès et al.2001; Palma & Apablaza 2004; Pavez et al.2006, 2010; and specimens collected in this study). Habitat: epipelagic species, very abundant in coastal waters (Palma & Rosales 1995; Palma & Apablaza 2004).