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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Main Authors: Norberto A. Colín García, Jorge E. Campos, José L. Tello Musi, Horacio Perez-España, Xavier Chiappa Carrara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-08-01
Series:Check List
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Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/28662/download/pdf/