First report of the coral-killing sponge Terpios Hoshinota Rützler and Muzik, 1993 in Western Australia: A new threat to Kimberley coral reefs?

First report of the coral-killing sponge Terpios Hoshinota Rützler and Muzik, 1993 in Western Australia: A new threat to Kimberley coral reefs?

The cyanobacteriosponge Terpios hoshinota has been reported throughout the Indo-Pacific including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. The species encrusts live coral, giant clams, and other benthos and can be a threat to benthic communities on coral reefs. The Kimberley region of Western Australia ha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fromont, J., Richards, Zoe, Wilson, N.G.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2019
Subjects:
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Biodiversity Conservation
Ecology
Biodiversity & Conservation
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
barcoding
giant clam
hard coral
invasive species
Porifera
Scleractinia
ENCRUSTING SPONGE
GREEN ISLAND
CYANOBACTERIOSPONGE
DEMOSPONGIAE
COMMUNITIES
ABUNDANCE
OUTBREAK
SYSTEM
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP160101508
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90696

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http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP160101508
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90696

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