Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1886534
GroupCoelenterates-Anthozoan
GenusXenia
Speciesumbellata
Common Namewhite pulse coral
StatePR
CountyGuanica
LocalityLa Parguera Natural Reserve
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 Month10
Collection Year2023
Year AccuracyActual
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:46307
Author:Toledo-Rodriguez, D.A., A.J. Veglia, N.M. Jimenez Marrero, J.M. Gomez-Samot, C.S. McFadden, E. Weil, and N.V. Schizas
Date:2025
Title:Shadows over Caribbean reefs: occurrence of a new invasive soft coral species, Xenia umbellata, in southwest Puerto Rico
Journal:Coral Reefs
Volume:44
Pages:1439-1444
CommentsDepth: 20 meters
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierDaniel A. Toledo-Rodriguez
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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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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