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
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									Biology/Ecology
									Impacts on Biodiversity
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									Edible
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							First Sighting
					1959
pathway new/ CBD classification
					TS-hulls
common name
					Australian tubeworm
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							Records of Ficopomatus enigmaticus
Sites where Ficopomatus engimaticus has been recorded in the Hellenic Sea.
											
											