Forskalia contorta (Milne Edwards, 1841)

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 : 175

Forskalia contorta (Milne Edwards, 1841)

Synonyms in the area: Forskalia leuckarti —Pugh, 1999; Araujo, 2006.

Remarks: Pugh (2003) considered Forskalia leuckarti to be a junior synonym of this species. Distribution in South America: Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, from 3ºS to 14ºS (Araujo 2006, 2012). Habitat: oceanic species (Pagès & Gili 1992; Pugh 1999, 2003; Araujo 2012).