Adventive occurrence of the fouling serpulid Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Polychaeta) in New Zealand
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- 1 September 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research
- Vol. 25 (3) , 269-273
Abstract
The exotic marine‐fouling polychaete Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel) is recorded and described from New Zealand. Its sudden occurrence in New Zealand around 1967 was marked by its ecological prominence in estuaries of Whangarei and Auckland Harbours, as a nuisance species on submerged artificial structures including pleasure craft and power station intake pipes.Keywords
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