Specimen Information

Xenia umbellata
Xenia umbellata
(white pulse coral)
Coelenterates-Anthozoan
Exotic

Specimen ID1740323
GroupCoelenterates-Anthozoan
GenusXenia
Speciesumbellata
Common Namewhite pulse coral
StatePR
LocalityBahia de Rincon-Caribbean Sea
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSouthern Puerto Rico
HUC8 Number21010004
HUC10 NameBahia de Rincon-Caribbean Sea
HUC10 Number2101000406
HUC12 NameBahia de Rincon-Caribbean Sea
HUC12 Number210100040600
Map
Collection Day20
Collection Month2
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | hitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierNilda Jimenez (Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources)
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected1000
Photo
Unomia stolonifera


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/19/2025].

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