Amphisbetia operculata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Schejter, L., Genzano, G., Pérez, C. D., Acuña, F., Cordeiro, R. T. S., Silva, R. A., Garese, A. & Bremec, C. S., 2020, Checklist of Benthic Cnidaria in the SW Atlantic Ocean (54 ºS- 56 ºS), Zootaxa 4878 (2), pp. 201-239 : 212

Amphisbetia operculata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Material examined: BBB 2016: St. 9; St. 12; St. 13; St. 27; St. 32; St. 33; St. 35. GARCÍA 2015: St. 14. ( Fig. 2F )

Distribution: Cosmopolitan. The species is widely reported in all southwestern Atlantic Ocean, from intertidal to 400 m depth ( Blanco 1963 as Sertularia operculata ; Oliveira et al. 2016; Genzano et al. 2017).

Remarks: Big and mature clumps were found in all analyzed sites.

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FIGURE 2. Recorded distribution of the top #12 most frequently recorded species during the present study. MPAs NI and NII are showed in the map.