| Specimen ID | 161289 |
| Group | Annelids-Polychaetes |
| Genus | Ficopomatus |
| Species | enigmaticus |
| Common Name | Australian tubeworm |
| State | CA |
| County | Monterey |
| Locality | Elkhorn Slough |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Monterey Bay |
| HUC8 Number | 18060015 |
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| Collection Year | 1994 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | shipping hull fouling |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 14039 |
| Author: | Zabin, C.J., K. Wasson, and J.S. Pearse |
| Date: | 2001 |
| Title: | Are small estuaries without international shipping safe from invasions? A case study from California |
| Journal: | Aquatic Invaders |
| Volume: | 12 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Pages: | 19-22 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 14283 |
| Author: | Clayton, T. |
| Date: | 2005 |
| Title: | Tubeworm building reefs in Elkhorn Slough. |
| Publisher: | Monterey County Herald |
| Issue: | March 13, 2005 |
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| Comments | Within 6 years from its first sighting at Elkhorn Slough, the worm has built massive reefs at several sites and is likely to continue to spread. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | drainage |
| Freshwater/Marine | Brackish |
