Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester, 1880

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 : 193

Craspedacusta sowerbii Lankester, 1880

Remarks: this species was recorded from Bahia de Cartagena by Moncaleano & Niño (1976). However, Craspedacusta sowerbyi is a freshwater species (Bouillon et al. 2004), suggesting that the record is likely a misidentification for the area. According to Fleming & Hazelwood (1967), medusae of C. sowerbii do not tolerate salinities above 3 ppt.

Distribution in South America: medusa—Pacific Ocean, Chile, at 33.8°S 73.1°W in Concepción (Quezada 1969a p. 32, 1973 p. 227), at 37.9°S 78.3°W in Contulmo (Quezada 1973 p. 227), at 39.0°S 72.1°W in Carilafquén lagoon (Figueroa & Ríos 2010); Atlantic Ocean, Colombia, from 10.27°N to 10.42°N in the Bahia de Cartagena (Moncaleano & Niño 1976).

Habitat: medusa—found in fresh and estuarine waters (Quezada 1969a p. 32, 1973 p. 227).