Pegantha laevis Bigelow, 1909a

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 : 198

Pegantha laevis Bigelow, 1909a

Synonyms in the area: Cunina frugifera —Genzano et al. 2008a [non Cunina frugifera Kramp, 1948 ]. 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, at 4.57°S 81.28°W, at 39.92ºS in oceanic waters off Valdivia (Fagetti 1973; Chirichigno, pers. comm.); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil to Argentina, at 31.27° S 29.94° W, from 43° S to 53°S (Kramp 1957; Migotto et al. 2002; Genzano et al. 2008a). Habitat: medusa—up to 2500m depth (Kramp 1957).