The Serpulidae are a large family of sedentary polychaetes, characterized by a calcareous
habitation tube, which they cannot leave. The calcium carbonate tube is in the form of both …

Although there are several nuisance species of serpulids reported worldwide, the present
study shows that some of them have been overlooked even in geographic areas that are …

Contamination by organic and inorganic compounds remains one of the most complex
problems in both brackish and marine environments, causing potential implications for the …

Hard-substrate invertebrate communities are key components of estuarine ecosystem
function, and often contribute substantially to species diversity. Ecological theory, and …

Since the banning of tributyltin, the addition of inorganic (metal oxides) and organic
(pesticides, herbicides) biocides in antifouling paint has represented an unavoidable step to …

The intertidal serpulid polychaete Spirobranchus kraussii was originally described from
South Africa and has since been reported in numerous sub (tropical) localities around the …

The reef-building serpulid polychaete Ficopomatus enigmaticus is an invasive species in
brackish waters in tropical and temperate zones worldwide and often has massive impacts …

The spatial structuring of seabird populations makes individual colonies very dependent on
regional factors. That is especially the case in small edge populations located far from large …

Abstract In September 2019, the polychaete Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923),
formerly known as Mercierella enigmatica Fauvel, 1923, was found in mass colonial …

В сентябре 2019 г. в прибрежной акватории Керченского пролива недалеко от
Аршинцевской косы выявлено наличие массовых колониальных поселений полихеты …