New occurrences of the nonindigenous orange cup corals Tubastraea coccinea and T. tagusensis (Scleractinia: Dendrophylliidae) in Southwestern Atlantic
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 f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Check List |
| Online Access: | https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/18436/download/pdf/ |