Census of Cnidaria (Medusozoa) and Ctenophora from South American marine waters
Author
M. P. Oliveira 1,16
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S P. Miranda 2, *,
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Es W. Mianzan 10,
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Ro E. Migotto 11,
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Ne B. Nascimento 2,11
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Eli Nogueira Júnior 12,
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Er Quiñones 13,
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Izio Scarabino 14,
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Tín Schiariti 10,
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Io N. Stampar 15,
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Tronolone 2
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, Quíria B.
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Onio C. Marques 2,11
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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
Sphaeronectes fragilis
Carré, 1967
Remarks: the record from Argentinean coast needs confirmation, as only a single, not well preserved, nectophore was found in this area.
Distribution in
South
America: Pacific Ocean,
Chile
, from 23ºS to 43ºS, and in the fjords and channels of southern
Chile
(Palma & Rosales 1995, 1997; Ulloa
et al.
2000; Palma & Aravena 2001; Palma & Apablaza 2004; Apablaza & Palma 2006; Palma
et al.
2007b, 2011; Villenas
et al.
2009; Pavez
et al.
2010); Atlantic Ocean,
Argentina
, at 43ºS (Araujo 2012).
Habitat: neritic and oceanic species, found in tropical, subtropical, temperate waters (Pugh 2009; Araujo 2012).