Podocorynoides minima (Trinci, 1903)

Synonyms in the area: Podocoryne minima —Vannucci 1957, 1963; Navas-Pereira 1980; Ramírez & Zamponi 1981; Correia 1983 [medusa]; Podocoryne simplex —Segura-Puertas 1984 [medusa]; Hydractinia minima —Tronolone 2001; Migotto et al. 2002 [medusa].

Remarks: the species was transferred to the genus Podocorynoides and family Rathkeidae by Schuchert (2007).

Distribution in South America: medusa—Pacific Ocean, Colombia (Segura-Puertas 1984); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, from 20°S to 30°S (Vannucci 1957b, 1963; Navas-Pereira 1980; Ramírez & Zamponi 1981; Correia 1983; Tronolone 2001; Migotto et al. 2002; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Nogueira Jr. 2012; Nogueira Jr. et al. 2015a).

Habitat: medusa—eurythermic and euryhaline species, from 12 to 52m depth (Vannucci 1957, 1963; Correia 1983).