First record of Eutonina scintillans Bigelow, 1909 (Hydrozoa: Leptomedusae: Eirenidae) in temperates waters from the South Western Atlantic Ocean

RODRIGUEZ C.; GABRIEL NESTOR GENZANO; MIANZAN H.

Investigaciones marinas CICIMAR

Lugar: Valparaiso, Chile; Año: 2007 vol. 35 p. 135 - 138

0186-5102

ABSTRACT. We herein report the Leptomedusae Eutonina scintillans (Bigelow, 1909) for the Buenos Aires coast (38ºS) as a consequence of a research project dealing with hydromedusae distributions in the southwestern Atlantic OceanWe herein report the Leptomedusae Eutonina scintillans (Bigelow, 1909) for the Buenos Aires coast (38ºS) as a consequence of a research project dealing with hydromedusae distributions in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean (34º-55ºS),. This is the first record of this species, which was previously known for tropical waters (Brazil, 16ºS), in the temperate waters of the South American Atlantic Ocean. Possible reasons for its appearance so far south are discussed. Key words: Eutonina scintillans, Leptomedusae, first record, temperate waters, southwestern Atlantic Ocean.Eutonina scintillans, Leptomedusae, first record, temperate waters, southwestern Atlantic Ocean.