AquaNISInformation system on aquatic non-indigenous and cryptogenic species |
Species | Hydroides elegans [WoRMS] | |
Authority | (Haswell, 1883) | |
Family | Serpulidae | |
Order | Sabellida | |
Class | Polychaeta | |
Phylum | Annelida | |
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Sub-species level (?) | Not entered |
Native origin (?) | Not entered Comments: Pantropical tropical and sub-tropical areas |
Life form / Life stage (?) |
References (not structured): Bianchi CN (1981) Policheti Serpuloidei. Guide per il riconoscimento delle specie animali delle acque lagunari e costiere italiane. AQ/1/96. Volume 5, 187pp. |
Sociability / Life stage (?) |
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Reproductive frequency (?) | Iteroparous |
Reproductive type (?) | Sexual References: Bianchi CN (1981) Policheti Serpuloidei. Guide per il riconoscimento delle specie animali delle acque lagunari e costiere italiane. AQ/1/96. Volume 5, 187pp. |
Developmental trait (?) | Planktotrophy Spawning References: Bianchi CN (1981) Policheti Serpuloidei. Guide per il riconoscimento delle specie animali delle acque lagunari e costiere italiane. AQ/1/96. Volume 5, 187pp. Comments: trocophora larva |
Characteristic feeding method / Life stage (?) |
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Mobility / Life stage (?) |
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Salinity tolerance range (?) | Venice system: 6. Polymixohaline [18-30psu] 7. Euhaline [30-40psu] |
Habitat modifying ability potential (?) | Autogenic ecosystem engineers Comments: Bioconstructor, Perennial habitat former |
Toxicity / Life stage (?) | Unknown Comments: Not available. |
Bioaccumulation association (?) | Unknown Comments: Not available. |
Known human health impact? | Not known Comments: Not available. |
Known economic impact? | Known References: Arakawa, K., 1971. Notes on a serious damage to cultured oyster crops in Hiroshima caused by a unique and unprecedented outbreak of a serpulid worm, Hydroides norvegica (Gunnerus) in 1969. Venus, 30, 75–81. [In Japanese with English abstract). Link, H., Nishi, E., Tanaka, K., Bastida-Zavala, R., Kupriyanova, E. K., & Yamakita, T. (2009). Hydroides dianthus (Polychaeta: Serpulidae), an alien species introduced into Tokyo Bay, Japan. Marine Biodiversity Records, 2. doi:10.1017/s1755267209000931 Isabela Dos Santos Schwan, Ana Claudia Dos Santos Brasil, David Neves & Gustavo M. Dias (2015): The invasive worm Hydroides elegans (Polychaeta – Serpulidae) in southeastern Brazil and its potential to dominate hard substrata, Marine Biology Research, DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2015.1080370 Comments: Notorious pest of fisheries and mariculture in Japan, where it competes with oysters for food and oxygen. An outbreak of this serpulid polychaete in Hiroshima Bay has caused the heavy economic loss to cultured oyster crops through fouling on their shells, estimated at ¥3 billion in 1969 (equivalent to ~¥10 billion today) (Arakawa, 1971; Link et al., 2009 and references therein). |
Known measurable environmental impact? | Known References: Arakawa, K., 1971. Notes on a serious damage to cultured oyster crops in Hiroshima caused by a unique and unprecedented outbreak of a serpulid worm, Hydroides norvegica (Gunnerus) in 1969. Venus, 30, 75–81. [In Japanese with English abstract). Link, H., Nishi, E., Tanaka, K., Bastida-Zavala, R., Kupriyanova, E. K., & Yamakita, T. (2009). Hydroides dianthus (Polychaeta: Serpulidae), an alien species introduced into Tokyo Bay, Japan. Marine Biodiversity Records, 2. doi:10.1017/s1755267209000931 Isabela Dos Santos Schwan, Ana Claudia Dos Santos Brasil, David Neves & Gustavo M. Dias (2015): The invasive worm Hydroides elegans (Polychaeta – Serpulidae) in southeastern Brazil and its potential to dominate hard substrata, Marine Biology Research, DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2015.1080370 Comments: Competes with oysters for food and oxygen (Link et al, 2009). |
Included in the Target Species list? | Yes Comments: Assessed by the COMPLETE project experts (2021), included in target species list. |
Association with vessel vectors (?) | Ballast waters Biofouling References: Gollasch S, Macdonald E, Belson S, Botnen H, Christensen JT, Hamer JP, Houvenaghel G, Jelmert A, Lucas I, Masson D, McCollin T, Olenin S, Persson A, Wallentinus I, Wetsteyn LPMJ, Wittling T (2002) Life in Ballast Tanks In: Invasive aquatic species of Europe - distribution, impact and management. Leppäkoski, E., S. Gollasch & S. Olenin (eds). Kluwer Academic Publishers: 217-231 http://www.corpi.ku.lt/nemo/aqua_app_gollasch.pdf |
Molecular information | Not entered |
Last update by | Monika Pelėdienė, 2022-01-18 |