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 Hippopodius hippopus (Forskål, 1776) Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Colombia , from 7°N to 1°N (Alvariño 1976; Cely & Chiquillo 1993), Peru , from 8o S to 16o S (IMARPE database), Chile , at 23ºS off Antofagasta (Pagès et al. 2001; Apablaza & Palma 2006); Atlantic Ocean, off French Guiana (Leloup 1934; Leloup & Hentschel 1935), Brazil to Argentina , from 0º to 48ºS (Moser 1925; Seguin 1965; Alvariño 1968, 1971; 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). Habitat: neritic and oceanic species, epipelagic, widely distributed in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters (Alvariño 1971; Pugh 1974; Pagès & Gili 1992; Pugh & Gasca 2009; Araujo 2012; Bonecker et al . 2014).