Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Gandia/Spain/Mediterranean Sea (1933, ten Hove and Weerdenburg 1978)
Geographic Extent
Gandia/Spain/Mediterranean Sea (1933, ten Hove and Weerdenburg 1978); France-Spain/Mediterranean Sea (ten Hove and Weerdenburg 1978, 4+ locations, probably introduced much earlier); Menorca, Balearic Islands/Spain/Albufera Lagoon (Fornos et al. 1997); Algeria/Gulf of Skikda (Grimes et al. 2018, 36.898060°;6.928808°); Livorno/Italy/Ligurian Sea (2016, Tempesti et al. 2020); 7 ports, Majorca. Balearic Islands/Spain/Meidterranean Sea (2017-2019, Grosse et al. 2021, 3 clades identified)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Habitat Change | |
| The reefs of Ficopomatus enigmaticus are major features in the Albufera Lagoon, forming calcareous reefs 2-3 m thick. The reefs have the potential to eventually fill up the lagoon (Fornos et al. 1997). | ||