Description
The exotic Indo-West-Pacific species, Ficopomatus uschakovi (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) is recorded for the first time in the Tropical Eastern Pacific from two sites in La Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, a coastal lagoon in the Pacific south of Mexico. The means of dispersal of this serpulid species still remains unclear, as the nearest port (Puerto Chiapas) is 70 km to the south, and there are no port installations or shrimp cultures in the lagoon. The record of this serpulid species, apparently widely distributed in this coastal lagoon, has implications regarding possible effects on the brackish-water ecosystem, since the invasion event very well may have occurred several years ago. It is recommended that an exhaustive study be carried out in the coastal lagoons of Chiapas to evaluate the real distribution and the effects of this invasive species on the ecosystem.
Data Records
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Bastida-Zavala R, García-Madrigal S (2022): First record in the Tropical Eastern Pacific of the exotic species Ficopomatus uschakovi (Polychaeta, Serpulidae). v1.0. Southwestern Pacific Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) Node. Dataset/Occurrence. https://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource?r=ficopomatus_uschakovi_east_pacific&v=1.0
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GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 8b14c647-bf18-4ed7-99f5-51b258a0314b. Southwestern Pacific Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) Node publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
Keywords
Occurrence; Specimen
Contacts
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Geographic Coverage
La Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas, a coastal lagoon in the Pacific south of Mexico
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [15.166, -92.889], North East [15.194, -92.853] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Ficopomatus uschakovi (Polychaeta, Serpulidae)
| Species | Ficopomatus uschakovi |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date | 2011-09-21 |
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Bibliographic Citations
- Bastida Zavala R, Garcia-Madrigal S (2012) First record in the Tropical Eastern Pacific of the exotic species Ficopomatus uschakovi (Polychaeta, Serpulidae). ZooKeys 238: 45-55. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.238.3970
Additional Metadata
marine, harvested by iOBIS
| Alternative Identifiers | https://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource?r=ficopomatus_uschakovi_east_pacific |
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