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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

The invasive soft coral

Nikolaos V Schizas, Daniel A Toledo-Rodriguez, Nilda M Jimenez Marrero, Alex J Veglia, José Espinosa Sáez, Reinaldo Estrada Estrada, Amarilys Martínez Pérez, Yamile Del Carmen Luguera González, J David Muñoz-Maravilla, Ernesto Weil and 1 more

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Nikolaos V SchizasDepartment of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, PO Box 9000, Mayagüez, PR 00681, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9436-2285
Daniel A Toledo-RodriguezDepartment of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, PO Box 9000, Mayagüez, PR 00681, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-9294-5803
Nilda M Jimenez MarreroDepartment of Natural and Environmental Resources, San José Industrial Park, 1375 Ave. Ponce de León, San Juan, PR 00926, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7515-8951
Alex J VegliaEcoAzul, HC01 Box 4729, Lajas, PR 00667, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3118-5127
José Espinosa SáezInstituto de Ciencias del Mar, Calle Loma # 14, entre 35 y 37, Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana, Cuba.ORCID 0000-0003-3474-5337
Reinaldo Estrada EstradaFundación Antonio Núñez Jiménez de la Naturaleza y el Hombre, 5ta B, no. 6611, entre 66 y 70, Miramar, Playa La Habana, Cuba.
Amarilys Martínez PérezPaisaje Natural Protegido "Rincón de Guanabo", Blanca km 29 1/2, Guanabo, Habana del Este, Cuba.
Yamile Del Carmen Luguera GonzálezCentro Nacional de Áreas Protegidas, Calle 18 A No. 4114 e/41 y 47. Playa. C.P. 11300, La Havana, Cuba.
J David Muñoz-MaravillaDepartment of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, PO Box 9000, Mayagüez, PR 00681, USA.
Ernesto WeilDepartment of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, PO Box 9000, Mayagüez, PR 00681, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5275-1584
Catherine S McFaddenDepartment of Biology, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA 91711, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8519-9762

Funding

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMPETENCY & EDUCATION CORE (STCE)P20GM103475 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO MED SCIENCES · PI Humberto Guillermo Ortiz-Zuazaga · 2012 to 2026
$52.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103475
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Octocoral colonies with unusual morphology were detected in September 2022 and October 2023 in two coastal areas east of Havana, Cuba, and tentatively identified as

Indexed as

Caribbeaninvasive speciesoctocoralsXeniidae

Identifiers

PMID42327020
PMCPMC13277834

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