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 75XQ6 Forskal, 1775 Forskal 1775 [151,540,1330,1355] Scyphozoa Pelagiidae Pelagia Animalia Semaeostomeae 208 209 Cnidaria species noctiluca  Remarks: species with holoplanktonic life cycle (Rottini Sandrini & Avian 1983). Aggregations occasionally found off Peruvian waters, at night (Quiñones pers. observ.). Distribution in SouthAmerica: medusa—Pacific Ocean, Colombiato Chile, from 5°N to 34°S (Kramp 1961, 1968; Fagetti 1973 p.45; Segura-Puertas 1984); Atlantic Ocean, Brazilfrom 23ºS to 28ºS (Mianzan & Guerrero2000; Tronolone et al.2002; Silveira & Morandini 2011). Habitat: neritic and oceanic species, epipelagic (Kramp 1961).