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. 2020 Aug 16;22(11):3195–3222. doi: 10.1007/s10530-020-02321-6

Table 1.

Summary of the habitat and life history traits for each of the species included in this review

Species Reproduction type Depth Substrate type Temperature tolerance Salinity tolerance
Introduced range Native and introduced ranges
Diadumene lineata Asexual (both?) Intertidal, shallow Hard and Soft Broad Broad
Diadumene leucolena Sexual Shallow Hard Medium Broad
Diadumene franciscana Both Shallow Hard Broad Broad
Diadumene paranaensis Asexual Shallow Hard Medium Broad
Metridium senile Both Intertidal to > 100 m Hard Medium Broad
Sagartia sp. “South Africa” Parthenogenic Shallow Hard Medium Broad
Sagartia elegans Both Shallow (native to 90 m) Hard Medium Medium
Exaiptasia pallida Asexual (both?) Shallow Hard Medium Broad
Anemonia alicemartinae Asexual < 25 m Hard Narrow Narrow
Nematostella vectensis Both Intertidal Soft Broad Broad

Reproduction type refers to the strategy recorded in the introduced range (“both” refers to asexual and sexual strategies). Depth encompasses their most commonly reported depth. Substrate type is the preferred substrate that a species can be found attaching or burrowing into. Tolerance to temperature and salinity extremes is based on our current understanding of adult tolerance throughout native and introduced ranges. Temperature categories: Narrow = restricted to stable temperatures within a single temperature zone; Medium = adapted to a more than one temperature zone; Broad = able to persist extreme temperature swings outside of native range. Salinity categories: Narrow = restricted to full ocean salinity; Medium = adapted to ephemeral salinity fluctuations; Broad = adapted to estuarine and marine conditions