Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Hong Kong/China/South China Sea (1972, USNM 83700, US National Museum of Natural History 2023)
Geographic Extent
Hong Kong/China/South China Sea (1972, USNM 83700, US National Museum of Natural History 2023)
Vectors
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Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
Tubastreaa tagusensis, often together with T. coccinea, is often associated with a reduced abundance of native corals in Ilha Grande, Brazil (Lages et al. 2011). | ||
| Ecological Impact | Food/Prey | |
Tubastraea tagusensis and T. coccinea both produce substances which reduce feeding by generalist fish species, and also inhibited the growth of native algae (Lages et al. 2010). | ||