Unusual occurrence of Porpita porpita (CNIDARIA: HIDROZOA) on beaches of the Mexican Central Pacific, associated with the Tonga Island Eruption/Tsunami
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.
Authors
- Mirella Saucedo Lozano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4566-6266)
- Víctor Landa‐Jaime (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8464-1299)
- Luis Bautista Moreno
- Jorge A. Rojo Vazquez
Institutions
- Universidad de Guadalajara (MX)
- Naval Physical & Oceanographic Laboratory (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Biological and Natural Sciences
- Published
- 2024-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.813462414081
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00