Species Regional Summary
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
None ( MED-II )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Gandia/Spain/Mediterranean Sea (1933, ten Hove and Weerdenburg 1978)

Geographic Extent

Gandia/Spain/Mediterranean Sea (1933, ten Hove and Weerdenburg 1978); France-Spain/Mediterranean Sea (ten Hove and Weerdenburg 1978, 4+ locations, probably introduced much earlier); Menorca, Balearic Islands/Spain/Albufera Lagoon (Fornos et al. 1997); Algeria/Gulf of Skikda (Grimes et al. 2018, 36.898060°;6.928808°); Livorno/Italy/Ligurian Sea (2016, Tempesti et al. 2020); 7 ports, Majorca. Balearic Islands/Spain/Meidterranean Sea (2017-2019, Grosse et al. 2021, 3 clades identified)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactHabitat Change
The reefs of Ficopomatus enigmaticus are major features in the Albufera Lagoon, forming calcareous reefs 2-3 m thick. The reefs have the potential to eventually fill up the lagoon (Fornos et al. 1997).
 

References

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