Species Regional Summary
Branchiomma bairdi
None ( NEP-VIII )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

Mazatlan, Sinaloa/Mexico/Urias estuary (2008, Tovar-Hernandez et al. 2009);

Geographic Extent

Mazatlan, Sinaloa/Mexico/Urias estuary (2008, Tovar-Hernandez et al. 2009); ; Marina Puerto Los Cabos, San José del Cabo, (April 4, 2011, 23°03’42.4”N, 109°40’27.8”W, April 4, 2011, Bastida-Zavala et al. 2016); Oaxaca/Mexico/Laguna Coralero (12/8/2006, Bastida-Zavala et al. 2016, 16.216667, -98.116667); Guasave and Ahome, Sinaloa, in shrimp farms of Litopenaeus vannamei [Boone], and oyster farms of Crassostrea sikamea [Amemiya], C. gigas [Thunberg] and C. corteziensis [Hertlein]); Tovar-Hernández & Yáñez-Rivera 2012a, cited by Bastida-Zavala et al. 2016)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Oyster Accidental

Regional Impacts

Economic ImpactFisheries
Branchiomma bairdi has formed dense populations in shrimp and oyster farms, fouling oysters, water pipes, and rearing ponds. It also fouls nets and other fishing equipment (Tovar-Hernandez et al. 2012)
 
Ecological ImpactHabitat Change
The numerous tubes of Branchiomma bairdi colonies can become densely fouled with mollusks, bryozoans, and tunicates (Tovar-Hernandez et al. 2012).
 
Economic ImpactIndustry
Branchiomma bairdi can foul industrial seawater pipes (Tovar-Hernandez et al. 2012).
 

References

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