Diphasia digitalis (Busk, 1852)

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 : 125

Diphasia digitalis (Busk, 1852)

Synonyms in the area: Desmoscyphus acanthocarpus Allman, 1888 [polyp]; Nigellastrum digitale —Vannucci 1949, 1951a [polyp].

Distribution in South America: polyp—Atlantic Ocean, Colombia, at Santa Marta coast, Brazil, at 3.54°S 38.8°W, from 7.60°S to 8.70°S, from 11.50°S to 18.30°S, from 22.50°S to 23.77°S (Allman 1888; Vannucci 1949, 1951a; Maÿal 1973, 1983; Wedler 1975; Bandel & Wedler 1987; Calder & Maÿal 1998; Migotto et al. 2002; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Fernandez et al. 2014, 2015; Miranda et al. 2015).

Habitat: polyp—in estuarine regions and rocky shores, from intertidal zone to 36m depth, on algae, mud, Rhizophora mangle roots, fouling, rocks, shells (Allman 1888; Bandel & Wedler 1987; Calder & Maÿal 1998; Fernandez et al. 2014, 2015; Miranda et al. 2015).