Census of Cnidaria (Medusozoa) and Ctenophora from South American marine waters Author M. P. Oliveira 1,16 Author S P. Miranda 2, *, Author Es W. Mianzan 10, Author Ro E. Migotto 11, Author Ne B. Nascimento 2,11 Author Eli Nogueira Júnior 12, Author Er Quiñones 13, Author Izio Scarabino 14, Author Tín Schiariti 10, Author Io N. Stampar 15, Author Tronolone 2 Author , Quíria B. Author Onio C. Marques 2,11 text Zootaxa 2016 2016-11-18 4194 1 1 256 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4194.1.1 c7258597-fa96-4b98-a6f8-aecc1f8779d5 1175-5326 C21A07A7-3AD9-4AA2-8426-EAB08BA396E6 Lensia subtilis (Chun, 1886) Synonyms in the area: Diphyes lensia —Nogueira & Oliveira (1991). Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Colombia , at 5°N 77°W (Cely & Chiquillo 1993), Chile , at 23ºS off Antofagasta (Pagès et al. 2001; Palma & Apablaza 2004; Apablaza & Palma 2006), at 33ºS off Valparaíso , and from 47.801°S to 49.496°S in the Patagonian interior waters (Palma & Rosales 1995; Palma et al . 2014a).; Atlantic Ocean, Colombia , at 11.2°N 74.2°W in Gaira Inlet (Domínguez 2002), off French Guiana (Leloup 1934), Brazil to Argentina , from 0º to 48ºS (Leloup 1934; Alvariño 1968, 1971, 1981; Cordeiro & Montú 1991; Nogueira & Oliveira 1991; Dias 1994; Pugh 1999; Migotto et al. 2002; Araujo 2006, 2012; Araujo et al. 2010; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Bonecker et al . 2014; Nogueira Jr. et al. 2015b; Nishiyama 2016; Nishiyama et al . 2016). Habitat: neritic and oceanic species, epi- to mesopelagic, found in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters (Alvariño 1971; Nogueira & Oliveira 1991; Pagès & Gili 1992; Pugh 1999; Pugh & Gasca 2009; Araujo 2012; Bonecker et al . 2014).