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Unusual occurrence of Porpita porpita (CNIDARIA: HIDROZOA) on beaches of the Mexican Central Pacific, associated with the Tonga Island Eruption/Tsunami

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The massive presence of the hydrozoan Porpita porpita, better known as the Blue Button, on beaches located in the Mexican Transitional Pacific is presented as an exceptional case, as a direct consequence of the volcanic eruption in the Tonga Islands in January 2022 and the subsequent tsunami caused by it.

Source: International Journal of Biological and Natural Sciences

DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.813462414081

Authors: Victor Landa Jaime, Luis Bautista Moreno, Mirella Saucedo Lozano, Jorge A. Rojo Vazquez

Institution: Universidad de Guadalajara

Language: English

Topic: Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology

Subfield: Paleontology

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4402154888