Checklist of ascidians (Chordata, Tunicata) from the southern Gulf of Mexico Author A. Palomino-Alvarez, Lilian Author Moreira Rocha, Rosana Author Simoes, Nuno text ZooKeys 2019 832 1 33 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.832.31712 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.832.31712 1313-2970-832-1 961F1299F1A3432794B315609F6F5A65 Polysyncraton amethysteum Van Name, 1902 Fig. 3K Material examined. CAGoM-0158, Lar 2, 9 m, 07-10-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez; CAGoM-0118, B10, 9 m, 17-06-2015, leg. L. Palomino-Alvarez. Remarks. Colony found on corals and rocks. Orange zooids when alive and in preservation. Global distribution. United States ( Van Name 1921 ), Bermuda ( Van Name 1902 , 1921 , 1945 ), Puerto Rico ( Van Name 1945 ), Guadeloupe ( Gravier 1955 ), Martinique ( Gravier 1955 ); Colombia ( Van Name 1945 ), French Guiana ( Monniot 2016 ), Brazil ( Millar 1958 , 1977 ; Rodrigues and Rocha 1993 ; Rocha et al. 2005 ; Rocha and Kremer 2005 ), Cape Verde ( Monniot and Monniot 1967 ), Senegal ( Peres 1948, 1949 ), Ghana ( Millar 1953 ), Tunisia ( Peres 1954).