Lafoeina amirantensis (Millard & Bouillon, 1973)

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 : 143

Lafoeina amirantensis (Millard & Bouillon, 1973)

Distribution in South America: polyp—Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, from 0.2°N to 1.3°S in Galápagos Archipelago (Calder et al. 2003); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, at 3.54°S 38.8°W, at 8.71°S 35°W, from 20.25°S to 26.99°S (Grohmann 1997; Nogueira et al. 1997; Calder & Maÿal 1998; Migotto et al. 2002; Migotto & Cabral 2005; Grohmann 2006; Bornancin 2008; Shimabukuro 2007; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Bumbeer & Rocha 2012; Marques et al. 2013; Fernandez et al. 2014, 2015; Miranda et al. 2015).

Habitat: polyp—in estuarine regions and rocky bottom, up to 5m depth, on fouling, ascidians, bryozoans, calcareous algae, mussels, hydroids, mud, Rhizophora mangle roots, rocks, Sargassum sp., shells, wood (Calder & Maÿal 1998; Calder et al. 2003; Migotto & Cabral 2005; Bornancin 2008; Shimabukuro 2007; Fernandez et al. 2014, 2015).