Consider the following statements about Snowflake Coral 1 It is a species native to t...........

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Consider the following statements about Snowflake Coral

1. It is a species native to the West Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea but found as invasive species across coral reefs of Australia, Indonesia etc.

2. The snowflake coral is an invasive species due to its ability to attach and grow to diverse surfaces like plastics, metals, concrete etc. thereby out-spacing other species.

3. There have been no traces of this invasive species in Indian waters.

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Explanation:

The snowflake coral is native of the tropical Western Atlantic and Caribbean. For first in 1972 it was reported as an invasive species from Hawaii. Since then, it has spread to countries like Australia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.
As it has capacity to thickly settle and occupy a variety of surfaces it can destabilise the marine ecosystem. It can crowd out other marine species like corals, algae, sponges, ascidians that are mainly contributing to the rich marine biodiversity of the region.
In India it has been reported from Andaman, off the coast of Trivandrum and several other places.