Clytia gracilis (M. Sars, 1850)

(fig. 5F)

Laomedea gracilis M. Sars, 1850: 138 .

(?) Gonothyraea gracilis – Hartlaub, 1905: 583, figs F2–J2.

Clytia gracilis – Calder, 1991: 54, fig. 31. – Cornelius, 1995: 246, fig. 56. – Medel & Vervoort, 2000: 32. – Peña Cantero & García Carrascosa, 2002: 145, fig. 28A–B.

Material examined. Stn. 8 – 23.02.2008, 26 m, A580 (MHNG INVE 62823): a colony composed of several hydrothecae, but no gonothecae, epizoic on Symplectoscyphus milneanus (d’Orbigny, 1846) .

Type locality. Lofoten Islands, Norway.

Remarks. For a description of this well-known species, I refer to Cornelius (1995). Its synonymy has been extensively discussed by Calder (1991).

World distribution. Circumglobal, penetrating in subpolar seas (Peña Cantero & García Carrascosa 2002). For a detailed list of world records, see Medel & Vervoort (2000).

Records from Chile. Juan Fernández, Calbuco, Navarino Island (Hartlaub 1905), South of Chiloé Island (present study).