Distaplia bermudensis Van Name, 1902

A. Palomino-Alvarez, Lilian, Moreira Rocha, Rosana & Simoes, Nuno, 2019, Checklist of ascidians (Chordata, Tunicata) from the southern Gulf of Mexico, ZooKeys 832, pp. 1-33 : 1

Distaplia bermudensis Van Name, 1902 Fig. 3J

Material examined.

CAGoM-00102, Mad 4, 14 m, 17-06-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez; CAGoM-0095 Mad 4, 17-06-2015, 9 m, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez.

Remarks.

Although this species is common in many Caribbean countries, we found it in only one location.

Global distribution.

United States ( Van Name 1921, 1945; Plough 1978), Bermudas ( Van Name 1902, 1945; Berrill 1932; Gravier 1955; Monniot 1972), Cuba (Hernandez 1990), Jamaica ( Goodbody 2003), Puerto Rico ( Van Name 1921), Virgin Islands, St Thomas ( Van Name 1921), Guadeloupe (Monniot 1983); Belize ( Goodbody 2004), Panamá ( Collin et al. 2005, Rocha et al. 2005), Curaçao (Millar 1962; Goodbody 1984), Venezuela (Millar 1962; Goodbody 1984; Rocha et al. 2010), Guyana (Millar 1978), French Guiana ( Monniot 2016), Brazil ( Millar 1958, 1977; Rodrigues and Rocha 1993; Rodrigues et al. 1998; Rocha et al. 2005; Rocha and Costa 2005; Rocha and Kremer 2005), Senegal ( Pérès 1949), and Italy ( Mastrototaro and Brunetti 2006).