Species Regional Summary
Tubastraea tagusensis
Northern Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico, Florida Straits, to Middle Eastern Florida ( CAR-I )

Invasion

Invasion Description

High Island Reef/TX/Gulf of Mexico (28° 19.897' N; 93° 47.797 W) Figueroa et al. 2019); Galveston Reef TX/Gulf of Mexico (28° 15.044; 94° 43.302, Figueroa et al. 2019); Texas/Clipper Reef (26° 11.166', 96° 50.327' Figueroa et al. 2019);  

NOTE: Date of invasion not given in Figueroa et al.  I used the year of submission, 2018.

Geographic Extent

High Island Reef/TX/Gulf of Mexico (28° 19.897' N; 93° 47.797 W) Figueroa et al. 2019); Galveston Reef TX/Gulf of Mexico (28° 15.044; 94° 43.302, Figueroa et al. 2019); Texas/Clipper Reef (26° 11.166', 96° 50.327' Figueroa et al. 2019);  

NOTE: Date of invasion not given in Figueroa et al.  I used the year of submission, 2018. Reef locations from https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/nonpwdpubs/media/public_material_summary.pdf