Chiropsalmus quadrumanus (F. Müller, 1859)

Synonyms in the area: Tamoya quadrumana F. Müller, 1859 [medusa].

Remarks: data on the stomach content of southern Brazilian specimens presented by Nogueira Jr. & Haddad (2008). Species was recently redescribed by Gershwin (2006). Chiropsalmus quadrumanus is a cryptic species, with at least two distinct lineages living along Brazilian waters (Sánchez 2011).

Distribution in South America: medusa—Atlantic Ocean, Colombia to Brazil, from 10.9°N to 27.67°S (Ranson 1945; Mianzan & Cornelius 1999; Morandini et al. 2005a; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Nogueira Jr. 2012; Cedeño-Posso & Lecompte, 2013a).

Habitat: medusa—coastal and estuarine species (Morandini et al. 2005a).