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).