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Ficopomatus enigmaticus (trompetkalkkokerworm; Tüten-Kalkröhrenwurm; Australsk kalkrørsorm; Australian tubeworm; Australisk kalkrörsmask)

Synonyms: Mercierella enigmatica; Phycopomatus enigmaticus

Wikipedia Abstract

Ficopomatus enigmaticus, commonly known as the Australian tubeworm, is a species of serpulid tubeworms. Their true native range is unknown, but they probably originated in the Southern Hemisphere, perhaps from the Indian Ocean and the coastal waters of Australia. Today they have a cosmopolitan distribution, having been introduced to shallow waters worldwide. The Australian tubeworm is an invasive species that dominates and alters habitats, reduces water quality, depletes resources, and causes biofouling.
View Wikipedia Record: Ficopomatus enigmaticus

Invasive Species

View ISSG Record: Ficopomatus enigmaticus

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Pembrokeshire Marine/ Sir Benfro Forol 341177 Wales, United Kingdom  
Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren 182155 England/Wales, United Kingdom

Predators

Diplodus annularis (Annular seabream)[1]
Diplodus sargus (White seabream)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0