Species Regional Summary
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
None ( MED-IX )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Georgia, Paliastomi Lake, Black Sea (1929, Zaitsev and Ozturk 2001; Gomiou et al. 2002)

Geographic Extent

Georgia, Paliastomi Lake, Black Sea (1929, Zaitsev and Ozturk 2001; Gomiou et al. 2002); Varna/Bulgaria/Lake Varna (1970, Zaitsev and Ozturk 2001); Kerch/Ukraine/Black Sea-Azov Sea (1961, Zaitsev and Ozturk 2001); Romania/Black Sea (1954, Skolko and Preda 1998; Preda et al. 2012)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactHabitat Change
'The mass populations of this species induce changes in benthic communities, offering at the same time ecological niches and substrata for various species including other fouling species' (Micu and Micu 2004, cited by Skolka and Preda 2010).
 
Economic ImpactShipping/Boating
'Fouling organisms, like barnacles or the polychaete Ficopomatus enigmaticus, are harmful because their biomass increases the fuel consumption of ships. Such organisms also increase the corrosion rate of metallic submerged structures.' (Skolka and Preda 2010).
 

References

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