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 Stomolophus meleagris L. Agassiz, 1860 Synonyms in the area: Stomolophus fritillaria Haeckel, 1880 . Remarks: North and South American specimens were considered as different species by some authors ( e.g. , Mayer 1910; Kramp 1961) in the past. Here we consider all records as a single species, until the completion of further detailed morphological/molecular studies on the taxa. Edible species, currently under commercial exploitation in the Gulf of Mexico (Rudloe 1996). Distribution in South America: medusa—Pacific Ocean, Ecuador (Guayaquil) to Peru , from 2°S to 11°S (Ranson 1945; Kramp 1968); Atlantic Ocean, Colombia to Argentina , from 10°N to 38°S (Haeckel 1880; Ranson 1945; Vannucci 1957a; Kramp 1961; Mianzan 1989a; Morandini et al. 2005a; Soares et al. 2009; Silveira & Morandini 2011). Habitat: neritic species commonly found in estuaries and in coastal waters (Mayer 1910).