Thyroscyphus ramosus Allman, 1877

(fig. 7G)

Thyroscyphus ramosus Allman, 1877: 11, pl. 6 figs 5–6.— Splettstösser, 1929: 54, 124, figs 46–51.— Vervoort, 1959: 250, fig. 21.— Vervoort, 1968: 33, fig. 15.— Migotto, 1996: 79, fig. 15A–B.— Shimabukuro & Marques, 2006: 32, figs 2–28.

Material examined. Stn. 7: 29.03.2008 —several sterile colonies, up to 16 cm high, on dock. Type locality. South of Sand Key, Florida, United States.

Remarks. For a thorough recent description of this species, refer to Shimabukuro & Marques (2006). Distribution. Tropical western Atlantic, west coast of Africa (Migotto 1996). The Caribbean records are summarized by Calder & Kirkendale (2005).