Didemnum duplicatum Monniot, 1983

Material examined.

CAGoM-050, CAGoM-0475, Pro 1, 13 m, 26-05-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez; CAGoM-0080, Sey 3, 8 m, 12-06-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez; CAGoM-0108, Mad 4, 11 m, 17-06-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez; CAGoM-0126, CAGoM-0133, B10, 7 m, 17-06-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez; CAGoM-0186, Arc 6, 8 m, 30-10-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez.

Remarks.

Colonies were found only near shore (harbors) and on artificial reefs. Recent molecular unpublished data (RMR) suggests that this might by a complex of three species.

Global distribution.

United States (Lambert et al. 2005), Jamaica (Goodbody 2003), Guadeloupe (Monniot 1983a), Belize (Goodbody 2000), Curaçao (Goodbody 1984), Venezuela (Goodbody 1984; Rocha et al. 2010), Tobago (Cole 2012), French Guiana (Monniot 2016).