Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923)
The species resembles a tube-shaped organism. It represents a tube building polychaete worm that presumably origin from the Southern Hemisphere. The species habitat is characterized as the hard needed for the species attachment. Increased abundance of the species can lead to reef like structures up to 4 meters in width and more than 2 meters in height.
Marinov, T. (1959). Beitrag zur Erforschung der Polychaeten vom Agaischen Meer. Izvestiya akademii nauk Sofia 8: 293-295
First Sighting
pathway new/ CBD classification
common name
Biology/Ecology
Impacts on Biodiversity
Impacts on health and ecosystem services
Edible
Danger
First Sighting
1959
pathway new/ CBD classification
TS-hulls
common name
Australian tubeworm
Biology/Ecology
Impacts on Biodiversity
Impacts on health and ecosystem services
Edible
Danger
Records of Ficopomatus enigmaticus
Sites where Ficopomatus engimaticus has been recorded in the Hellenic Sea.
