@staticmethod
def concat(*alignments):
    """Concatenate multiple sequence alignments together

        Parameters
        ----------
        alignments : SequenceAlignment

        Returns
        -------
        SequenceAlignment
            New concatenated SequenceAlignment

        """
    concaternated_alignment = alignments[0]
    for alignment in alignments[1:]:
        concaternated_alignment += alignment
    return concaternated_alignment
