Corymorpha furcata (Kramp, 1948)

OLIVEIRA, OTTO M. P., MIRANDA, THAÍS P., ARAUJO, ENILMA M., AYÓN, PATRICIA, CEDEÑO-POSSO, CRISTINA M., CEPEDA-MERCADO, AMANCAY A., CÓRDOVA, PABLO, CUNHA, AMANDA F., GENZANO, GABRIEL N., HADDAD, MARIA ANGÉLICA, MIANZAN, HERMES W., MIGOTTO, ALVARO E., MIRANDA, LUCÍLIA S., MORANDINI, ANDRÉ C., NAGATA, RENATO M., NASCIMENTO, KARINE B., JÚNIOR, MIODELI NOGUEIRA, PALMA, SERGIO, QUIÑONES, JAVIER, RODRIGUEZ, CAROLINA S., SCARABINO, FABRIZIO, SCHIARITI, AGUSTÍN, STAMPAR, SÉRGIO N., TRONOLONE, VALQUÍRIA B. & MARQUES, ANTONIO C., 2016, Census of Cnidaria (Medusozoa) and Ctenophora from South American marine waters, Zootaxa 4194 (1), pp. 1-256 : 32

Corymorpha furcata (Kramp, 1948)

Synonyms in the area: Euphysora furcata —Kramp 1966; Fagetti 1973; Ramírez & Zamponi 1981; Correia 1983; Segura-Puertas 1984; Palma 1994 [medusa].

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, Peru to Chile, no specific record from Peru, from 32.50°S to 34.34°S (Kramp 1966; Fagetti 1973 p. 36–37; Segura-Puertas 1984; Palma 1994; Chirichigno, pers. comm.); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, at ca. 28°S 47°W (Correia 1983; Migotto et al. 2002).

Habitat: medusa—eurythermic and euryhaline species (Correia 1983).