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Disparity between projected geographic ranges of rare species: a case study of Echinomorpha nishihirai (Scleractinia)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2015

M.O. Hoogenboom Open the ORCID record for M.O. Hoogenboom [Opens in a new window] ,
G.E. Frank ,
S.A. Blowes ,
T.J. Chase ,
K.J.A. Zawada  and
M. Dornelas
M.O. Hoogenboom*
Affiliation:
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville Q 4811, Australia College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville Q 4811, Australia
G.E. Frank
Affiliation:
College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville Q 4811, Australia
S.A. Blowes
Affiliation:
College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville Q 4811, Australia
T.J. Chase
Affiliation:
College of Marine and Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville Q 4811, Australia
K.J.A. Zawada
Affiliation:
Centre for Biological Diversity, School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland KY16 9TH, UK
M. Dornelas
Affiliation:
Centre for Biological Diversity, School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland KY16 9TH, UK
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M.O. Hoogenboom, College of Marine and Environmental Sciences James Cook University, Townsville Q 4811, Australia email: mia.hoogenboom1@jcu.edu.au
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Abstract

Rare and cryptic species can be easily missed during ecological surveys of coral communities. This study reveals a disparity in the reported geographic range of a rare species, Echinomorpha nishihirai, between three different sources; none of which are wholly consistent with the available published occurrence records. Discrepancies in the species ranges reported in two comprehensive online databases are greater for rare, compared with common, coral species, suggesting a need for a more cautious treatment of rare species in biogeographic studies.

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reef-building coralbenthic ecologyfaunal breakscoral distribution

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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e147
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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