Distribution

This is the current known distribution of Tubastraea coccinea based on occurrence data in the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, as well as distribution records in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).

Invasiveness

According to WoRMS, Tubastraea coccinea is reported to be invasive or of concern in the following areas:

Locality	Establishment	Invasiveness
Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean	alien	invasive
Gulf of Mexico	alien	invasive
United States part of the Gulf of Mexico	alien	invasive

Recent detections

	Taxon	Area	Confidence	Best hit	Reads	Names	Risk	Status	Detected	Marker
	Tubastraea coccinea Cnidaria > Hexacorallia > Dendrophylliidae WoRMS: 291251 GISD: 1096 CABI: 109218	Fiji	low	1.0	17	3	medium	unreviewed	9 months ago	18S
	Tubastraea coccinea Cnidaria > Hexacorallia > Dendrophylliidae WoRMS: 291251 GISD: 1096 CABI: 109218	Fiji	low	1.0	3	3	medium	unreviewed	1 year, 3 months ago	18S
	Tubastraea coccinea Cnidaria > Hexacorallia > Dendrophylliidae WoRMS: 291251 GISD: 1096 CABI: 109218	Fiji	low	1.0	1	3	medium	unreviewed	1 year, 6 months ago	18S
	Tubastraea coccinea Cnidaria > Hexacorallia > Dendrophylliidae WoRMS: 291251 GISD: 1096 CABI: 109218	Fiji	low	1.0	11	3	medium	unreviewed	1 year, 7 months ago	18S
	Tubastraea coccinea Cnidaria > Hexacorallia > Dendrophylliidae WoRMS: 291251 GISD: 1096 CABI: 109218	Fiji	low	1.0	6	3	medium	unreviewed	2 years ago	18S

Risk analyses

Area-specific risk analyses for Tubastraea coccinea are listed below.

	Taxon	Area	Native	Introduced	Invasive	Global impact	Thermal	Priority list	Level
	Tubastraea coccinea Cnidaria > Hexacorallia > Dendrophylliidae WoRMS: 291251 GISD: 1096 CABI: 109218	Fiji							medium

Priority lists

Tubastraea coccinea is included in the following priority lists.

Name	URL	Species	Areas
No lists found.