Species Regional Summary
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
None ( SA-II )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Montevideo Uruguay/La Plata estuary (1917, unpbulished MS, Schwindt et al. 2020)

Geographic Extent

Canelones/Uruguay/Arroyo de las Bujes (1937, ten Hove and Weerdenburg 1978); Uruguay/Pando Stream, Castillos, Solis Grande Stream coastal lagoons/Uruguay/La Plata estuary (1979, Muniz et al. 2005); Uruguay/Rocha coastal lagoon, Atlantic Ocean (Muniz et al. 2005)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

Ecological ImpactHabitat Change
Ficopomatus enigmaticus created reefs in Uruguayan coasta lagoons, which were considered to be an indicator of a perturbed environment (Muniz et al. 2005). Ficopomatus enigmaticus reefs attract dense populations of the introduceed amphipod Melita palmata (Bazterrica et al. 2020).
 
Economic ImpactIndustry
Ficopomatus enigmaticus obstructed the cooling systems of oil refineries in Uruguay (Muniz et al. 2005).
 

References

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