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Boonman, D, Wilding, CS, Carlton, JT and Adolf, JE (2025) First record of the sea anemone Actinia equina (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) on the Mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 105. ISSN 0025-3154
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Abstract
Members of the genus Actinia are familiar members of rocky shore communities across much of the world. However, to date, no Actinia species have been reported from the North American continent. Here, we report Actinia from an approximately 22 km length of the New Jersey, US shoreline, where it was first discovered in 2021. Morphology and DNA barcoding data (mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I and nuclear internal transcribed spacer) indicate that these populations are Actinia equina. The presence of these populations close to major ports in New Jersey, New York, and Philadelphia suggests a probable introduction from shipping activities.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 31 Biological Sciences; 3103 Ecology; 0602 Ecology; 0607 Plant Biology; 0608 Zoology; Marine Biology & Hydrobiology; 3103 Ecology; 3108 Plant biology; 3109 Zoology |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QL Zoology |
| Divisions: | Biological and Environmental Sciences (from Sep 19) |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| SWORD Depositor: | A Symplectic |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Mar 2025 14:48 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Mar 2025 15:00 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1017/S0025315425000141 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/25913 |
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