Synthecium protectum Jäderholm, 1903

Schejter, L., Genzano, G., Pérez, C. D., Acuña, F., Cordeiro, R. T. S., Silva, R. A., Garese, A. & Bremec, C. S., 2020, Checklist of Benthic Cnidaria in the SW Atlantic Ocean (54 ºS- 56 ºS), Zootaxa 4878 (2), pp. 201-239 : 210

Synthecium protectum Jäderholm, 1903

Material examined: BBB 2016: St. 5; St. 12; St. 13; St. 23; St. 27; St. 31; St. 32; St. 33; St. 34; St. 36; St. 38; St. 39. GARCÍA 2015: St. 17 ( Fig. 2G ) (MACN-In: 43451, 43452, 43453, 43454, 43455).

Distribution: In the southwestern Atlantic Ocean the species was found between 35 – 55°S reported as Synthecium robustum ; also found in Chilean waters, Calbuco, Chile as S. chilense (see Oliveira et al. 2016).

Remarks: Abundant, big and fertile colonies were widely reported in all the studied sub-areas. Colonies were frequently found as epizoites on Chaetopterus antarcticus tubes.

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FIGURE 2. Recorded distribution of the top #12 most frequently recorded species during the present study. MPAs NI and NII are showed in the map.