Species Regional Summary
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
None ( MED-VII )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Italy/Po River delta, Adriatic Sea (1934, Bianchi and Morri 1996)

Geographic Extent

Italy/Po River delta, Adriatic Sea (1934, Bianchi and Morri 1996); Italy/Marinetta Lagoon, Po River Delta, Adriatic Sea (2006, Munari et al. 2015); Croatia/Krka River Estuary (2009, Josip Mikus and Marijana Pecarevi, in ICES Advisory Committee on the Marine Environment 2012; Cukrov et al. 2010); Croatia/Neretva River (2009, Josip Mikus and Marijana Pecarevi, in ICES Advisory Committee on the Marine Environment 2012; Cukrov et al. 2010; Despalatovic et al. 2013); Slovenia/Seèovlje Salina, Gulf of Trieste (1994, Lipej et al. 2012); Albania/Seaman River Delta,Adriatic Sea (9/12/2011, Shumka et al. 2014)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactHabitat Change
Ficopomatus enigmaticus formed extensive reefs in lagoons of the Po River delta, forming solid habitat for attaching organisms. The tubes break down to create gravelly, carbonaceous sediments (Bianchi and Morri 1996). In the delta of the Neretva River, dense colonies of F. enigmaticus were colonized by Musculista senhousia , Amphibalanus ebureneus, and a variety of naitve fouling organisms (Despalatovic et al. 2013).
 

References

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