Eudistoma aff. amanitum Paiva & Rocha, 2018

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 aff. amanitum Paiva & Rocha, 2018 Fig. 2E, F

Material examined.

CAGoM-0074, Mad 2, 9 m, 27-05-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez; CAGoM-0070, Mad 2, 10 m, 27-05-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez; CAGoM-0100, Mad 4, 12 m, 17-06-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez; CAGoM-0112, B10, 7 m, 17-06-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez; CAGoM-0115, B10, 9 m, 17-06-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez; CAGoM-0139, CAGoM-0140, CAGoM-0142, Lar 1, 10 m, 07-10-2015, leg. L. Palomino- Alvarez; CAGoM-0149, CAGoM-0150, Lar 2, 10 m, 07-10-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez; CAGoM-0152, Lar 2, 12 m, 07-10-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez; CAGoM-0163, Lar 3, 12 m, 07-10-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez.

Remarks.

Colonies from Mexico and Panama vary by location in the number of heads per peduncle and shape, zooid size, zooid position within the tunic, and color ( Paiva and Rocha 2018). Gonads were undeveloped and no larvae were found, thus this species identification remains to be confirmed.

Global distribution.

Southern Gulf of Mexico (described herein) and Panama ( Paiva and Rocha 2018).