Haliclystus antarcticus Pfeffer, 1889

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 : 211

Haliclystus antarcticus Pfeffer, 1889

Synonyms in the area: Haliclystus auricula —Kramp 1952; Amor 1962; Quezada 1969b; Mianzan 1989a; Zagal 2004a, 2004b, 2008 [non Haliclystus auricula Clark, 1863 ].

Remarks: Miranda et al. (2009) redescribed the species and proposed that the specimens identified as Haliclystus auricula Clark, 1863 in Chile (Kramp 1952; Quezada 1969b; Zagal 2004a, 2004b, 2008) and Argentina (Amor 1962; Mianzan 1989a) should be classified as Haliclystus antarcticus (Pfeffer, 1889) . Miranda et al. (2010) used molecular data to propose the life cycle of the species.

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, southern Chile, at 37.03°S 73.55°W, at 39.78°S 73.34°W, at 52.65°S 71.45°W (Kramp 1952; Quezada 1969b; Zagal 2004a, 2004b; Miranda et al. 2009); Atlantic Ocean, Argentina, at 42.76°S 65.03°W, at 47.75°S 65.91°W, and at South Georgia Island (Pfeffer 1889; Thiel 1928; Carlgren 1930; Kramp 1961; Amor 1962; Mianzan 1989a; Davenport 1998; Miranda et al. 2009, 2010).

Habitat: coastal, found in tide pools on rock and on algae (Kramp 1952; Amor 1962; Quezada 1969b; Mianzan 1989a; Zagal 2004a, 2004b; Miranda et al. 2009).