Daftar Isi:
  • Velella velella (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms in the area: Velella nimbosa —Barattini & Ureta 1961 [polyp]; Velella spirans —Moyano & Valdovinos 1984 p. 173-174 [polyp]. Distribution in South America: polyp—Pacific Ocean, Chile, at 41.516°S 73.683°W (Moyano & Valdovinos 1984 p. 173-174); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil to Argentina, from 0° (Equator) to 5°S, from 23°S to 46°S (Barattini & Ureta 1961; Alvariño 1981; Mianzan & Girola 1990; Migotto et al. 2002; Failla-Siquier 2006; Genzano et al. 2008a; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Lindner et al. 2014). Habitat: polyp—pleustonic and oceanic species (Alvariño 1981); occasionally large populations stranded on beaches.
  • Published as part of 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, pp. 1-256 in Zootaxa 4194 (1) on pages 45-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4194.1.1