Abstract
The Western Atlantic fire coral Millepora alcicornis is recorded from Madeira Island in the Eastern Atlantic for the first time. A large colony of this species has apparently been present at a very exposed site at the northern shore of Madeira Island for more than 15 years. Genetic analyses suggest that the colonies of this tropical fire coral at a mid-Atlantic location (Ascension Island) and at each of three Eastern Atlantic locations (Cape Verde Islands, Canary Islands, Madeira Island) originated from independent long-distance dispersal events from the Caribbean area.
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Posted January 13, 2019.
Fire ! The spread of the Caribbean fire coral Millepora alcicornis in the Eastern Atlantic
