Cladocoryne floccosa Rotch, 1871

Synonyms in the area: Cladyocoryne pelagica —Fraser 1938a, 1948 [polyp].

Distribution in South America: polyp—Pacific Ocean, Ecuador, at 0.04°S 91.55°W in Isla Isabela, at 2.19°S 80.90°W in Santa Elena Bay (Fraser 1938a, 1948; Calder et al. 2003); Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, at 3.54°S 38.8°W, from 8.50°S to 27.14°S (Migotto 1996; Grohmann 1997, 2006; Grohmann et al. 1997, 2003; Calder & Maÿal 1998; Migotto et al. 2002; Oliveira 2003; Oliveira et al. 2006; Oliveira & Marques 2007, 2011; Shimabukuro 2007; Maronna et al. 2008, abstract; Cunha & Jacobucci 2010; Silveira & Morandini 2011; Miranda et al. 2011, 2015; Fernandez et al., 2015).

Habitat: polyp—on marine rocky shores and estuarine region, from intertidal zone to 22m depth, on algae, fouling, other hydroids, decapod, sea urchin, sandstone reef ( Fraser 1938a; Migotto 1996; Calder & Maÿal 1998; Calder et al. 2003; Oliveira 2003; Oliveira et al. 2006; Oliveira & Marques 2007, 2011; Shimabukuro 2007; Cunha & Jacobucci 2010; Fernandez et al., 2015).