Desmonema chierchianum Vanhöffen, 1888

Remarks: for distinction between species of the genera, see Larson (1986) and Mianzan & Cornelius (1999). Distribution in South America: medusa—Atlantic Ocean, Argentina, from 35ºS to 55ºS (Mianzan & Cornelius 1999).

Habitat: near surface, mostly neritic, found along the 200 m isobath (Mianzan & Cornelius 1999).