Cunina peregrina Bigelow, 1909a

Remarks: the distribution range provided by Ramírez & Zamponi (1981) is not based on specific records and, therefore, we did not consider that information for this species.

Distribution in South America: medusa—Pacific Ocean, Colombia to Chile, from 7.50°N to 46.67°S (Kramp 1966; Fagetti 1973; Segura-Puertas 1984; Cely & Chiquillo 1993; Palma & Rosales 1995; Palma & Apablaza 2004; Apablaza & Palma 2006; Palma et al. 2007a, 2007b; Villenas et al. 2009; Bravo et al. 2011); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil to Uruguay, from 3.8 S to 35°S (Kramp 1957; Navas-Pereira 1974, 1981; Goy 1979; Correia 1983; Migotto et al. 2002).

Habitat: euryhaline and eurythermic species (Correia 1983).