Chelophyes appendiculata (Eschscholtz, 1829)

Synonyms in the area: Diphyes sieboldi —Leloup 1934; Eudoxia russelli —Leloup 1934; Chelophyes contorta —Alvariño 1981; Araujo, 2006; Chelophyes eppendiculata —Abreu & Nogueira 1989 [incorrect subsequent spelling]; Chellophyes appendiculata —Nogueira & Oliveira 1991 [incorrect subsequent spelling]; Chalophyes appendiculata —Nogueira & Oliveira 1991 [incorrect subsequent spelling].

Distribution in South America: Pacific Ocean, Colombia from 7°N to 1°N (Alvariño 1976, Cely & Chiquillo 1993), Peru, from 6°S to 8°S (IMARPE database), Chile, from 33ºS to 48.959°S (Leloup 1932, Palma 1973, 1977, 1985; Palma et al. 1999, 2014a; Palma & Silva 2006); Atlantic Ocean, Colombia, at 10°N 75°W in Cartagena Bay (Moncaleano & Niño 1976), from 17°N to 11°N (Giraldo & Villalobos 1983), Brazil to Argentina, from 0º to 56ºS (Leloup 1932, 1934; Alvariño 1968, 1971, 1981; Abreu & Nogueira 1989; Cordeiro & Montú 1991; Nogueira & Oliveira 1991; Dias 1994; Pugh 1999; Migotto et al. 2002; Araujo 2006, 2012; Araujo et al. 2010; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Bonecker et al. 2014).

Habitat: neritic and oceanic species. Epi- and mesopelagic. One of the most common and abundant siphonophores in all seas, found in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters (Alvariño 1971; Abreu & Nogueira 1989; Cordeiro & Montú 1991; Nogueira & Oliveira 1991; Pagès & Gili 1992; Pugh & Gasca 2009; Araujo 2012; Bonecker et al. 2014).