Results of species assessment according to Target Species selection criteria
Known human health impact? No
Comments: Not available.
Known economic impact? Yes
Comments: Could have negative impacts by fouling power plants and other industrial water systems.
References: "Schuchert, P. (2021). World Hydrozoa Database. Calyptospadix cerulea Clarke, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292221 on 2021-09-14
Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review. 43: 419-453.
CALDER, D. R. (2019) On a collection of hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from the southwest coast of Florida, USA, Zootaxa, 4689(1), 1–141. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4689.1.1
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's National Estuarine and Marine Exotic Species Information System (NEMESIS) https://invasions.si.edu/nemesis/species_summary/48820"
Known measurable environmental impact? Yes
Comments: Competition, habitat change and food.
References: "Schuchert, P. (2021). World Hydrozoa Database. Calyptospadix cerulea Clarke, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=292221 on 2021-09-14
Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogry and Marine Biology: an Annual Review. 43: 419-453.
CALDER, D. R. (2019) On a collection of hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from the southwest coast of Florida, USA, Zootaxa, 4689(1), 1–141. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4689.1.1
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's National Estuarine and Marine Exotic Species Information System (NEMESIS) https://invasions.si.edu/nemesis/species_summary/48820"
Included in the final TS list? - Yes
Comments: Assessed by the COMPLETE project experts (2021), included in target species list.