Eudistoma clarum (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

Eudistoma clarum (Van Name, 1902)

Material examined.

CAGoM-0041, Pro 3, 8 m, 26-05-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez; CAGoM-0051, Pro 1, 14 m, 26-05-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez; CAGoM-0077, Mad 3, 12 m, 27-05-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez; CAGoM-0103, Mad 4, 9 m, 27-05-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez; CAGoM-00166, Lar 3, 12 m, 07-10-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez.

Remarks.

Records of E. clarum have been found in mangroves and to a depth of 20 m in coral reefs (Goodbody, 2000). We found specimens mainly in coral reefs and near shore in places with strong anthropogenic impact.

Global distribution.

United States ( Van Name 1921), Bermudas ( Van Name 1902, 1945; Berrill 1932; Monniot 1972), Belize ( Goodbody 2000), Panama ( Collin et al. 2005; Rocha et al. 2005), Bonaire (Millar 1962), Venezuela and Caribbean Islands (Millar 1962; Goodbody 1984), Tobago ( Cole 2012), Guadeloupe (Monniot 1983), Senegal ( Pérès 1949), and French Polynesia ( Monniot and Monniot 1987a).