Orthopyxis certidens (Fraser, 1947)

M. P. Oliveira 1,16, S P. Miranda 2, *,, Es W. Mianzan 10,, Ro E. Migotto 11,, Ne B. Nascimento 2,11, Eli Nogueira Júnior 12,, Er Quiñones 13,, Izio Scarabino 14,, Tín Schiariti 10,, Io N. Stampar 15,, Tronolone 2, , Quíria B. & Onio C. Marques 2,11, 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).