Orthopyxis certidens (Fraser, 1947)

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 : 157

Orthopyxis certidens (Fraser, 1947)

Synonyms in the area: Campanularia (?) certidens Fraser, 1947 [polyp].

Remarks: Calder et al. (2009) believe this species could be conspecific with Orthopyxis sargassicola (Nutting 1915) .

Distribution in South America: polyp—Atlantic Ocean, Venezuela, at 10.97ºN 65.4ºW in Isla Tortuga (Fraser 1947; Calder et al. 2009).

Habitat: polyp—from 4 to 9m depth, on sand and algae (Fraser 1947; Calder et al. 2009).