First Report of the Coral-Killing Sponge <i>Terpios hoshinota</i> Rützler and Muzik, 1993 in Western Australia: A New Threat to Kimberley Coral Reefs?
The cyanobacteriosponge <i>Terpios hoshinota</i> has been reported throughout the Indo-Pacific including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. The species encrusts live coral, giant clams, and other benthos and can be a threat to benthic communities on coral reefs. The Kimberley region of W...
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| description | The cyanobacteriosponge <i>Terpios hoshinota</i> has been reported throughout the Indo-Pacific including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. The species encrusts live coral, giant clams, and other benthos and can be a threat to benthic communities on coral reefs. The Kimberley region of Western Australia has some of the least impacted reefs globally. We report for the first time the presence of <i>T. hoshinota</i> in the eastern Indian Ocean on Kimberley inshore coral reefs. Given its invasive potential, reef health surveys should include this species, and monitoring approaches developed to audit the remote Kimberley for this and other invasive species. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-960db588dbdf4249a7e87be78202473d2022-12-22T04:22:33ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182019-10-01111018410.3390/d11100184d11100184First Report of the Coral-Killing Sponge <i>Terpios hoshinota</i> Rützler and Muzik, 1993 in Western Australia: A New Threat to Kimberley Coral Reefs?Jane Fromont0Zoe T. Richards1Nerida G. Wilson2Western Australian Museum, Welshpool, WA 6109, AustraliaWestern Australian Museum, Welshpool, WA 6109, AustraliaWestern Australian Museum, Welshpool, WA 6109, AustraliaThe cyanobacteriosponge <i>Terpios hoshinota</i> has been reported throughout the Indo-Pacific including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. The species encrusts live coral, giant clams, and other benthos and can be a threat to benthic communities on coral reefs. The Kimberley region of Western Australia has some of the least impacted reefs globally. We report for the first time the presence of <i>T. hoshinota</i> in the eastern Indian Ocean on Kimberley inshore coral reefs. Given its invasive potential, reef health surveys should include this species, and monitoring approaches developed to audit the remote Kimberley for this and other invasive species.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/11/10/184barcodinggiant clamhard coralinvasive speciesporiferascleractinia |
| spellingShingle | Jane Fromont Zoe T. Richards Nerida G. Wilson First Report of the Coral-Killing Sponge <i>Terpios hoshinota</i> Rützler and Muzik, 1993 in Western Australia: A New Threat to Kimberley Coral Reefs? Diversity barcoding giant clam hard coral invasive species porifera scleractinia |
| title | First Report of the Coral-Killing Sponge <i>Terpios hoshinota</i> Rützler and Muzik, 1993 in Western Australia: A New Threat to Kimberley Coral Reefs? |
| title_full | First Report of the Coral-Killing Sponge <i>Terpios hoshinota</i> Rützler and Muzik, 1993 in Western Australia: A New Threat to Kimberley Coral Reefs? |
| title_fullStr | First Report of the Coral-Killing Sponge <i>Terpios hoshinota</i> Rützler and Muzik, 1993 in Western Australia: A New Threat to Kimberley Coral Reefs? |
| title_full_unstemmed | First Report of the Coral-Killing Sponge <i>Terpios hoshinota</i> Rützler and Muzik, 1993 in Western Australia: A New Threat to Kimberley Coral Reefs? |
| title_short | First Report of the Coral-Killing Sponge <i>Terpios hoshinota</i> Rützler and Muzik, 1993 in Western Australia: A New Threat to Kimberley Coral Reefs? |
| title_sort | first report of the coral killing sponge i terpios hoshinota i rutzler and muzik 1993 in western australia a new threat to kimberley coral reefs |
| topic | barcoding giant clam hard coral invasive species porifera scleractinia |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/11/10/184 |
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