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 Physophora hydrostatica Forskål, 1775 Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Colombia , from 6°N to 3°N (Alvariño 1976; Cely & Chiquillo 1993), Peru , from 7ºS to 10ºS (IMARPE, database), Chile , at 36ºS off Concepción (R. Giesecke, pers. comm.), at 43ºS 74ºW off Boca del Guafo (Palma & Rosales 1997); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil to Argentina , from 0º to 55ºS (Alvariño 1981; Dias 1994; Pugh 1999; Migotto et al. 2002; Araujo 2006, 2012; Silveira & Morandini 2011; specimens collected in this study). Habitat: neritic and oceanic species, with circumtropical distribution. In Peruvian waters, found in superficial layers (Alvariño 1971, 1981; Pugh & Gasca 2009; Araujo 2012; specimens collected in this study).