| Specimen ID | 1873882 |
| Group | Coelenterates-Anthozoan |
| Genus | Latissimia |
| Species | ningalooensis |
| Common Name | a blue octocoral |
| State | PR |
| County | Ponce |
| Locality | Caribbean Sea, offshore of northeast corner of Isla de Muertos |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Southern Puerto Rico |
| HUC8 Number | 21010004 |
| HUC10 Name | Bahia de Rincon-Caribbean Sea |
| HUC10 Number | 2101000406 |
| HUC12 Name | Bahia de Rincon-Caribbean Sea |
| HUC12 Number | 210100040600 |
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| Collection Day | 16 |
| Collection Month | 3 |
| Collection Year | 2024 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium | shipping |
| Status | unknown |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 46435 |
| Author: | Toledo-Rodriguez, D.A., C.S. McFadden, N.M. Jimenez Marrero, J.D. Muñoz-Maravilla, A.J. Veglia, E. Weil, and N.V. Schizas |
| Date: | 2025 |
| Title: | Discovery of Latissimia ningalooensis: a new invasive soft coral species in Puerto Rico |
| Journal: | Biological Invasions |
| Volume: | 27 |
| Pages: | 246 |
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| Record Type | NAS sighting report |
| Verifier | Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources |
| Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
| Number Collected | 2 patches |
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