Distribution in South America: Atlantic Ocean, off French Guiana (Leloup 1934), Brazil to Argentina, from 0 º to 59 ºS (Moser 1925; Leloup 1934; Leloup & Hentschel 1935; Alvariño 1971; Pugh 1999; Migotto et al. 2002; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Bonecker et al. 2014). Habitat: oceanic species, epi- and mesopelagic, found in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters (Alvariño 1971; Pugh 1999, Pugh & Gasca 2009; Bonecker et al. 2014).
Sumber: Census of Cnidaria (Medusozoa) and Ctenophora from South American marine waters