Molgula occidentalis Traustedt, 1883

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

Molgula occidentalis Traustedt, 1883

Material examined.

CAGoM-0734, Sis, 1 m, 21-03-2018, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez.

Remarks.

The single specimen was found with M. exasperatus on a cement column.

Global distribution.

Unites States ( Van Name 1945), Panama ( Collin et al., 2005; Rocha et al. 2005), Curaçao ( Van Name 1924; Millar 1962; Goodbody 1984), Venezuela (Goodbody 1984; Rocha et al. 2010), Virgin Islands ( Traustedt 1883), Puerto Rico ( Van Name 1921, 1930), Brazil ( Monniot 1970), Senegal ( Pérès 1949; Monniot 1969; Lafargue and Wahl 1987; Monniot and Monniot 1994), Italy ( Monniot 1970).