Hi Lena,
That's a most interesting and comprehensive report.
Given the uncertainty over the geographic origins of Ficopomatus enigmaticus I hadn't heard that there was a claim by other authors of 700 year old subfossil serpulid masses along the eastern margin of the Coorong barrier lagoon. The species is unconfirmed unfortunately. Also amazed by the serpulid colony encrustations on the local long-necked turtles. The turtles can be killed - drown under the weight - when salinity increases cause Ficopomatus booms. I found a news story about it.
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/wetlands-disaster-at-the-mouth-of-the-murray-20091122-isvt.html
Another photo & story on Flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aus_pics/3727392619/
Geoff
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From: annelida-bounces from oat.bio.indiana.edu [mailto:annelida-bounces from oat.bio.indiana.edu] On Behalf Of Elena Kupriyanova
Sent: Thursday, 23 May 2013 6:59 p.m.
To: Annelida from magpie.bio.indiana.edu
Subject: [Annelida] Ficopomatus report
Dear friends and colleagues,
I would like to draw your attention to this publication - it might be
useful to some of you
Dittmann, S., Rolston, A., Benger, S.N., & Kupriyanova, E.K. (2009).
Habitat requirements, distribution
and colonisation of the tubeworm Ficopomatus enigmaticus in the Lower Lakes
and Coorong. Report
for the South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management
Board, Adelaide.
http://www.mdba.gov.au/kid/files/1618-Habitat-Tubeworm-LL-Coorong-2009-Dittmann.pdf
While not new, this report actually provides a rather comprehensive
review of distribution, ecology, reproduction, control of Ficopomatus
enigmaticus.
I am also looking forward to seeing many of you in August - please note
that I am on te organising committe of the conference, even though for some
mystrerious reason I cannot send emails to the list from my Museum email
account.
Wormly,
Lena
*Dr. Elena Kupriyanova*
Research Scientist
Marine Invertebrates
elena.kupriyanova from austmus.gov.au
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