AquaNISInformation system on aquatic non-indigenous and cryptogenic species |
Species | Moerisia inkermanica [WoRMS] | |
Authority | Paltschikowa-Osroumova, 1925 | |
Family | Moerisiidae | |
Order | Anthoathecata | |
Class | Hydrozoa | |
Phylum | Cnidaria | |
Synonym (?) | ||
Sub-species level (?) | Not entered |
Native origin (?) | Not entered Comments: Ponto-Caspian Sebastopol (Black Sea) |
Life form / Life stage (?) |
References (not structured): Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum 2005 Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2005 Annual Checklist. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K. Comments: Has a complex life history that involves both a benthic polyp phase and a planktonic phase with free-swimming medusa. |
Sociability / Life stage (?) | Unknown Comments: Not available. |
Reproductive frequency (?) | Not known Comments: Not available. |
Reproductive type (?) | Asexual References: Restaino, D. J., Bologna, P. A., Gaynor, J. J., Buchanan, G. A., & Bilinski, J. J. (2018). Who’s lurking in your lagoon? First occurrence of the invasive hydrozoan Moerisia sp.(Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) in New Jersey, USA. BioInvasions Records, 7(3), 223-228. |
Developmental trait (?) | Unknown Comments: Not available. |
Characteristic feeding method / Life stage (?) | Unknown Comments: Not available. |
Mobility / Life stage (?) |
References (not structured): Restaino, D. J., Bologna, P. A., Gaynor, J. J., Buchanan, G. A., & Bilinski, J. J. (2018). Who’s lurking in your lagoon? First occurrence of the invasive hydrozoan Moerisia sp.(Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) in New Jersey, USA. BioInvasions Records, 7(3), 223-228. |
Salinity tolerance range (?) | Unknown References: Restaino, D. J., Bologna, P. A., Gaynor, J. J., Buchanan, G. A., & Bilinski, J. J. (2018). Who’s lurking in your lagoon? First occurrence of the invasive hydrozoan Moerisia sp.(Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) in New Jersey, USA. BioInvasions Records, 7(3), 223-228. Comments: Are known to tolerate a wide variety of environmental conditions including wide salinity ranges. |
Habitat modifying ability potential (?) | Unknown Comments: Not available. |
Toxicity / Life stage (?) | Unknown Comments: Not available. |
Bioaccumulation association (?) | Unknown Comments: Not available. |
Known human health impact? | Not known |
Known economic impact? | Not known |
Known measurable environmental impact? | Not known |
Included in the Target Species list? | Yes Comments: Assessed by the COMPLETE project experts (2021), included in target species list. |
Association with vessel vectors (?) | Not entered |
Molecular information | Not entered |
Last update by | Monika Pelėdienė, 2022-01-05 |