Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Peru, Coastal Humboldt Current (Totton 1965); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, from 0 º to 10 ºS, northeastern Fernando de Noronha Island and northwestern São Pedro e São Paulo Archipelago (Totton 1954; Alvariño 1971; Pugh 1999; Migotto et al. 2002). Habitat: oceanic species, found in tropical waters (Alvariño 1981).
Sumber: Census of Cnidaria (Medusozoa) and Ctenophora from South American marine waters