New occurrences of the nonindigenous orange cup corals Tubastraea coccinea and T. tagusensis (Scleractinia: Dendrophylliidae) in Southwestern Atlantic | Zendy

Cláudio Luís Santos Sampaio | Zendy; Ricardo J. Miranda | Zendy; Rodrigo Maia-Nogueira | Zendy; J.T. Nunes | Zendy

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New occurrences of the nonindigenous orange cup corals Tubastraea coccinea and T. tagusensis (Scleractinia: Dendrophylliidae) in Southwestern Atlantic

Author(s) -

Cláudio Luís Santos Sampaio,

Ricardo J. Miranda,

Rodrigo Maia-Nogueira,

J.T. Nunes

Publication year - 2012

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Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.276

H-Index - 22

ISSN - 1809-127X

DOI - 10.15560/8.3.528

Subject(s) - scleractinia , reef , oceanography , geography , fishery , coral reef , coral , rocky shore , ecology , cnidaria , shore , biology , geology

The genus Tubastraea , with natural occurrence in the Pacific Ocean, was reported for the first time in Brazil along the coast of Rio de Janeiro. Since then it has also been reported in other sites along the south and southeast Brazilian coasts in oil platforms and rocky shores. We describe for the first time the occurrence of Tubastraea tagusensis and T. coccinea in the Northeastern coast of Brazil. The corals were found in the state of Bahia, sitting on shipwrecks, marina jetties as well as occupying space on a coral reef.

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