Sphaeronectes koellikeri Huxley, 1859

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 : 192-193

Sphaeronectes koellikeri Huxley, 1859

Synonyms in the area: Sphaeronectes gracilis —Palma 1973, 1977, 1985, 1994; Palma & Rosales 1995, 1997; Palma et al. 1999, 2007b, 2011; Ulloa et al. 2000; Pagès et al. 2001; Palma & Aravena 2001; Palma & Apablaza 2004; Palma & Silva 2006; Apablaza & Palma 2006; Villenas et al. 2009; Pavez et al. 2010.

Remarks: Pugh (2009) explained why Sphaeronectes gracilis is a junior synonym of this species.

Distribution in South America: Pacific coast, Chile, from 20ºS to 55ºS, in the fjords and channels of southern Chile and in the Juan Fernández archipelago (Palma 1973, 1977, 1985, 1994; Palma & Rosales 1995, 1997; Palma et al. 1999, 2007b, 2011, 2014a; Ulloa et al. 2000; Pagès et al. 2001; Palma & Aravena 2001; Palma & Apablaza 2004; Palma & Silva 2006; Apablaza & Palma 2006; Villenas et al. 2009; Pavez et al. 2010); Atlantic coast, Brazil to Argentina, from 26ºS to 55ºS (Araujo 2012; Nogueira Jr. et al. 2014, 2015b).

Habitat: neritic and oceanic species, found in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters (Pagès & Gili 1992; Pagès et al. 1992; Pugh 1999; Pugh 2009; Pugh & Gasca 2009; Araujo 2012).