First record of the invasive coral Oculina patagonica de Angelis, 1908 (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) in the Gulf of Mexico
Colonies of coral with morphology similar to that of Oculina patagonica de Angelis, 1908 were found in the National Park Veracruz Reef System (NPVRS) along the coast of Veracruz, Mexico in the southern Gulf of Mexico. The identity of these colonies as O. patagonica was confirmed by morphological and...
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| author | Norberto A. Colín García Jorge E. Campos José L. Tello Musi Horacio Perez-España Xavier Chiappa Carrara |
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| description | Colonies of coral with morphology similar to that of Oculina patagonica de Angelis, 1908 were found in the National Park Veracruz Reef System (NPVRS) along the coast of Veracruz, Mexico in the southern Gulf of Mexico. The identity of these colonies as O. patagonica was confirmed by morphological and molecular analyses. Here, we document the first records of O. patagonica in the Gulf of Mexico. This species is native to the Mediterranean Sea, and could have been accidentally introduced to the Gulf of Mexico through ballast water from ships. In the NPVRS, poor environmental conditions such as polluted waters with high sedimentation, and the capability of O. patagonica to adapt could have facilitated the establishment of this species in the Gulf. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-75c8978b4bc14256a31300f186122b872022-12-22T03:13:26ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2018-08-0114461361710.15560/14.4.61328662First record of the invasive coral Oculina patagonica de Angelis, 1908 (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) in the Gulf of MexicoNorberto A. Colín García0Jorge E. Campos1José L. Tello Musi2Horacio Perez-España3Xavier Chiappa Carrara4Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de Méxiconiversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, FES Iztacala, Laboratorio de ZoologíaInstituto de Ciencias Marinas y Pesquerías, Universidad VeracruzanaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoColonies of coral with morphology similar to that of Oculina patagonica de Angelis, 1908 were found in the National Park Veracruz Reef System (NPVRS) along the coast of Veracruz, Mexico in the southern Gulf of Mexico. The identity of these colonies as O. patagonica was confirmed by morphological and molecular analyses. Here, we document the first records of O. patagonica in the Gulf of Mexico. This species is native to the Mediterranean Sea, and could have been accidentally introduced to the Gulf of Mexico through ballast water from ships. In the NPVRS, poor environmental conditions such as polluted waters with high sedimentation, and the capability of O. patagonica to adapt could have facilitated the establishment of this species in the Gulf.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/28662/download/pdf/Oculinidaeadaptationcoral distributiondisper |
| spellingShingle | Norberto A. Colín García Jorge E. Campos José L. Tello Musi Horacio Perez-España Xavier Chiappa Carrara First record of the invasive coral Oculina patagonica de Angelis, 1908 (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) in the Gulf of Mexico Check List Oculinidae adaptation coral distribution disper |
| title | First record of the invasive coral Oculina patagonica de Angelis, 1908 (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) in the Gulf of Mexico |
| title_full | First record of the invasive coral Oculina patagonica de Angelis, 1908 (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) in the Gulf of Mexico |
| title_fullStr | First record of the invasive coral Oculina patagonica de Angelis, 1908 (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) in the Gulf of Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | First record of the invasive coral Oculina patagonica de Angelis, 1908 (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) in the Gulf of Mexico |
| title_short | First record of the invasive coral Oculina patagonica de Angelis, 1908 (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) in the Gulf of Mexico |
| title_sort | first record of the invasive coral oculina patagonica de angelis 1908 cnidaria scleractinia in the gulf of mexico |
| topic | Oculinidae adaptation coral distribution disper |
| url | https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/28662/download/pdf/ |
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