Sun Coral Tubastraea coccinea

Photo: Sylvia van Leeuwen

Classification

Dendrophylliidae [family]
Tubastraea [genus] (1)
coccinea [species]

Classification

Dendrophylliidae [family]
Tubastraea [genus] (1)
coccinea [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Aruba
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  • Bonaire
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  • Klein Bonaire
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  • Curaçao
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  • Klein Curaçao
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  • Saba
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  • Saba Bank
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  • Sint Eustatius
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  • Sint Maarten
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    Presence status
  • Introduced (2) - Aruba
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  • Introduced (2) - Bonaire
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  • Introduced (2) - Klein Bonaire
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  • Introduced (2) - Curaçao
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  • Introduced (2) - Klein Curaçao
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  • Introduced (2) - Saba
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  • Introduced (2) - Saba Bank
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  • Introduced (2) - Sint Eustatius
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  • Introduced (2) - Sint Maarten
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    Natural distribution
  • S. Pacific Ocean
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  • Indian Ocean
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    Publications

    • Beek, I.J.M. van, Meesters, E.H.W.G. 2013. Saba Bank research expedition 2011 - Progress report. 46 pp. IMARES, Wageningen UR.
    • Boschma, H. 1953. On specimens of the coral genus Tubastraea, with notes on phenomena of fission. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 4: 109-119.
    • Cairns, S.D. 2000. A revision of the shallow-water Azooxanthellate Scleractinia of the western Atlantic. Studies on the Natural History of the Caribbean Region 75: 1-230.
    • Cheng, C. 2008. Can native sessile species resist the settlement of the orange cup coral, Tubastraea coccinea, on hard substrate communities of Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles? Physis 4: 2-6.
    • Duyl, F.C. van 1985. Atlas of the living reefs of Curaçao and Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles) 117: 90. Natuurwetenschappelijke studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen, Utrecht.
    • Hoek, C. van den, Breeman, A.M. 1978. The distribution of Algae, Corals and Gorgonians in relation to depth, light attenuation, water movement and grazing pressure in the fringing coral reef of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. Aquatic Botany 5: 1-46.
    • Hoeksema, B.W., Hove, H.A. ten 2017. The invasive sun coral Tubastraea coccinea hosting a native Christmas tree worm at Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean. Marine Biodiversity 47: 59-65.
    • Hoeksema, B.W., Moorsel, G.W.N.M. van 2016. Stony corals of St. Eustatius. In: Marine biodiversity survey of St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean, 2015. 32-37. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, and ANEMOON Foundation, Bennebroek.
    • McKenna, S.A. & Etnoyer, P. 2010. Rapid Assessment of Stony Coral Richness and Condition on Saba Bank, Netherlands Antilles. PLoS ONE 5(5): 1-9.
    • Roos, P.J. 1964. The distribution of reef corals in Curaçao. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 20: 1-51.
    • Roos, P.J. 1971. The shallow-water stony corals of the Netherlands Antilles. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 37: 1-108.