Phialella quadrata (Forbes, 1848)

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 : 146

Phialella quadrata (Forbes, 1848)

Synonyms in the area:? Campanulina chilensis Hartlaub, 1905 p. 589–592; Leloup 1974 p. 3–4 [polyp]; Phialella cf. quadrata —Galea 2007 p. 39–42; Galea & Schories 2012a p. 22–24 [polyp].

Distribution in South America: polyp—Pacific Ocean, Chile, from 23°S to the Strait of Magellan (Hartlaub 1905 p. 589–592; Kramp 1966 p. 8–9; Leloup 1974 p. 3–4; Galea 2007 p. 39–42; Galea et al. 2009a p. 337; Galea & Schories 2012a p. 22–24);

medusa—Pacific Ocean, Peru to Chile, from 18.25°S to 56°S (Fagetti 1973 p. 40; Palma 1994 p. 28; Palma & Apablaza 2004 p. 56; Apablaza & Palma 2006 p. 84, 86; Palma et al. 2007a p. 70, 2007b p. 74, 80).

Habitat: polyp—up to 40m depth, on hydroids, algae and crab carapace (Leloup 1974 p. 3–4; Galea 2007 p. 39–42; Galea et al. 2009a p. 337; Galea & Schories 2012a p. 22–24).