A sea anemone of many names: a review of the taxonomy and distribution of the invasive actiniarian Diadumene lineata (Diadumenidae), with records of its reappearance on the Texas coast

Zachary B Hancock; Janelle A Goeke; Mary K Wicksten

doi:10.3897/zookeys.706.19848

A sea anemone of many names: a review of the taxonomy and distribution of the invasive actiniarian Diadumene lineata (Diadumenidae), with records of its reappearance on the Texas coast

Zookeys. 2017 Oct 4:(706):1-15. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.706.19848. eCollection 2017.

Authors

Zachary B Hancock¹, Janelle A Goeke², Mary K Wicksten¹

Affiliations

¹ 304 Butler Hall, 3258 Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-3258, USA.
² 3029 Texas A&M University, Galveston, TX 77554-2853, USA.

Abstract

Diadumene lineata (Actiniaria: Diadumenidae) is a prolific invader of coastal environments around the world. First described from Asia, this sea anemone has only been reported once from the western Gulf of Mexico at Port Aransas, Texas. No subsequent sampling has located this species at this locality. The first record of the reappearance of D. lineata on the Texas coast from three locations in the Galveston Bay area is provided, and its geographic distribution and taxonomic history reviewed.

Keywords: Galveston Island; Gulf of Mexico; Texas coast; invasive species; salt marsh.