
Census of Cnidaria (Medusozoa) and Ctenophora from South American marine waters
2016; Q15088586; Volume: 4194; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.11646/zootaxa.4194.1.1
ISSN1175-5334
AutoresOtto Müller Patrão de Oliveira, Thaís Pires Miranda, Enilma M. Araujo, Patricia Ayón, Cristina Cedeño-Posso, Amancay A. Cepeda-Mercado, Pablo Antonio Abrigo Còrdova, Amanda Ferreira Cunha, Gabriel Genzano, Maria Angélica Haddad, Hermes Mianzán, Álvaro Esteves Migotto, Lucília S. Miranda, André C. Morandini, Renato Mitsuo Nagata, Karine B. Nascimento, Miodeli Nogueira Júnior, Sergio Palma, Javier Quiñónes, Carolina S. Rodríguez, Fabrizio Scarabino, Agustín Schiariti, Sérgio N. Stampar, Valquiria Baddini Tronolone, Antonio C. Marques,
Tópico(s)Marine Sponges and Natural Products
ResumoWe have compiled available records in the literature for medusozoan cnidarians and ctenophores of South America. New records of species are also included. Each entry (i.e., identified species or still as yet not determined species referred to as "sp." in the literature) includes a synonymy list for South America, taxonomical remarks, notes on habit, and information on geographical occurrence. We have listed 800 unique determined species, in 958 morphotype entries: 5 cubozoans, 905 hydrozoans, 25 scyphozoans, 3 staurozoans, and 20 ctenophores. Concerning nomenclatural and taxonomical decisions, two authors of this census (Miranda, T.P. & Marques, A.C.) propose Podocoryna quitus as a nomen novum for the junior homonym Hydractinia reticulata (Fraser, 1938a); Euphysa monotentaculata Zamponi, 1983b as a new junior synonym of Euphysa aurata Forbes, 1848; and Plumularia spiralis Milstein, 1976 as a new junior synonym of Plumularia setacea (Linnaeus, 1758). Finally, we also reassign Plumularia oligopyxis Kirchenpauer, 1876 as Kirchenpaueria oligopyxis (Kirchenpauer, 1876) and Sertularella margaritacea Allman, 1885 as Symplectoscyphus margaritaceus (Allman, 1885).
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