Distribution

This is the current known distribution of Hydroides elegans based on occurrence data in the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, as well as distribution records in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).

Invasiveness

According to WoRMS, Hydroides elegans is reported to be invasive or of concern in the following areas:

Locality	Establishment	Invasiveness
Japan	alien	invasive
Italy	alien	invasive
Turkish part of the Aegean Sea	alien	invasive
United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean	alien	invasive
Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin	alien	invasive
Russian part of the Japan Sea	alien	invasive
Brazilian part of the South Atlantic Ocean	alien	invasive
Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin	alien	invasive

Recent detections

	Taxon	Area	Confidence	Best hit	Reads	Names	Risk	Status	Detected	Marker
	Hydroides elegans Annelida > Polychaeta > Serpulidae WoRMS: 131002	Fiji	low	1.0	2	1	medium	unreviewed	1 year, 8 months ago	18S
	Hydroides elegans Annelida > Polychaeta > Serpulidae WoRMS: 131002	Fiji	medium	1.0	103	1	medium	unreviewed	2 years ago	18S

Risk analyses

Area-specific risk analyses for Hydroides elegans are listed below.

	Taxon	Area	Native	Introduced	Invasive	Global impact	Thermal	Priority list	Level
	Hydroides elegans Annelida > Polychaeta > Serpulidae WoRMS: 131002	Fiji							medium

Priority lists

Hydroides elegans is included in the following priority lists.

Name	URL	Species	Areas
No lists found.