Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz 1865
- Dataset
- Census of Cnidaria (Medusozoa) and Ctenophora from South American marine waters
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Ctenophora
- class
- Tentaculata
- order
- Lobata
- family
- Bolinopsidae
- genus
- Mnemiopsis
- species
- Mnemiopsis leidyi
discussion
Remarks: records of Mnemiopsis sp. for the Chilean coast (Palma 1994; Palma & Rosales 1995) are possibly misidentifications (Palma, pers. comm.). For more taxonomical details see Oliveira (2007) and Oliveira et al. (2010 a, abstract). Distribution in South America: Atlantic Ocean, Colombia to Argentina, from 12 ºN to 46 ºS (Eschscholtz 1825, 1829; Rang 1828; Mertens 1833; Moser 1910; Petrechen 1946; Moncaleano & Niño 1976; Mianzan & Sabatini 1985; Mianzan 1999; Mianzan & Guerrero 2000; Morandini et al. 2005 b; Oliveira & Migotto 2006; Oliveira 2007; Oliveira et al. 2007, 2010 a, abstract; Nogueira Jr. 2012; Lindner, 2014). Habitat: euryhaline and neritic species, found in coastal and estuarine waters (Mianzan & Sabatini 1985; Oliveira & Migotto 2006; Oliveira 2007).
Name
- Homonyms
- Mnemiopsis leidyi A. Agassiz 1865