TY - JOUR
T1 - Disparity between projected geographic ranges of rare species: a case study of Echinomorpha nishihirai (Scleractinia)
AU - Hoogenboom, Mia
AU - Frank, Grace
AU - Blowes, Shane
AU - Chase, Tory
AU - Zawada, Kyle
AU - Azeredo de Dornelas, Maria Ana
PY - 2015/10/6
Y1 - 2015/10/6
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
U2 - 10.1017/S1755267215001141
DO - 10.1017/S1755267215001141
M3 - Article
VL - 8
SP - e147
JO - Marine Biodiversity Records
JF - Marine Biodiversity Records
IS - 2015
ER -