FEATURES OF THE BIOLOGY OF THE POLYCHETE &lt;i&gt;FICOPOMATUS ENIGMATICUS&lt;/i&gt; (FAUVEL, 1923) FROM MASS SETTLEMENTS IN THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE KERCH STRAIT (BLACK SEA)
Journal: Russian Journal of Biological Invasions
Year: 2022

In September 2019, the polychaeta (Fauvel, 1923), formerly known as Fauvel, 1923, was found in mass colonial settlements in the coastal waters of the Kerch Strait near the Arshintsevskaya Spit. Some workers believe that the original natural distribution of this polychaeta was in brackish water bodies of India. This species is currently known to be widely distributed along the coasts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, and of the North, Mediterranean, and Caspian Seas. Only a few isolate