Results of species assessment according to Target Species selection criteria
Known human health impact? No
Comments: Not available.
Known economic impact? Yes
Comments: Along Japanese coasts may have serious negative effects, such as intensive fouling not only on harbour structures but also on mariculture (Link et al., 2009).
References: AquaNIS. Editorial Board, 2015. Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species. World Wide Web electronic publication.
http://www.corpi.ku.lt/databases/index.php/aquanis/species/view/id/335
Link, H., Nishi, E., Tanaka, K., Bastida-Zavala, R., Kupriyanova, E. K., & Yamakita, T. (2009). Hydroides dianthus (Polychaeta: Serpulidae), an alien species introduced into Tokyo Bay, Japan. Marine Biodiversity Records, 2. doi:10.1017/s1755267209000931
Eno C.N., Clark R.A. and Sanderson W.G. (1997) Non-native marine species in British waters: a review and directory. Peterborough: Joint Nature Conservation Committee.
Known measurable environmental impact? Yes
Comments: The species has also been known to smother juvenile oysters by overgrowing them in its native range of North America (Eno et al., 1997).
References: AquaNIS. Editorial Board, 2015. Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species. World Wide Web electronic publication.
http://www.corpi.ku.lt/databases/index.php/aquanis/species/view/id/335
Link, H., Nishi, E., Tanaka, K., Bastida-Zavala, R., Kupriyanova, E. K., & Yamakita, T. (2009). Hydroides dianthus (Polychaeta: Serpulidae), an alien species introduced into Tokyo Bay, Japan. Marine Biodiversity Records, 2. doi:10.1017/s1755267209000931
Eno C.N., Clark R.A. and Sanderson W.G. (1997) Non-native marine species in British waters: a review and directory. Peterborough: Joint Nature Conservation Committee.
Included in the final TS list? - Yes
Comments: Assessed by the COMPLETE project experts (2021), included in target species list.