[Coral-List] Latin America and the Caribbean - Invasive corals threaten the marine floors of Brazil !

[Ignacio Agudo]

Dear collegues & friends,

We regret to inform you that most a new exotic invasive Indo-Pacific soft
coral (Octocoral), the XENIIDAE "Latissimia ningalooensis Ekins, Benayahu &
McFadden, 2022", it was recently confirmed and officially registered by
researchers in the Southeast section of the broad coastline of Brazil:

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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X22010682

Additionally, we present below a brief summary/ synthesis of informations:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1391001107824116/posts/3426810980909775

Through the active vector of the "aquarium trade" our Neotropical region
remains an object/ target of unwanted biological invasions,  in  immediate
detriment of their natural reef environments, mainly.

Best regards,

IGNACIO AGUDO
Latin American Cnidarian Network Member Brazil
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1391001107824116/posts/2772336899690523/

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*A. Ignacio Agudo-Padrón*
Geographer, Environmental Researcher Malacologist
*CEO & Manager Editor **AM Platform*
Project "Avulsos Malacológicos - AM"
Southern Brazil  *_@/"*
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Brasil
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