M. Udhayakumar et Aa. Karande, FIELD NOTES ON A FOULING SERPULID HYDROIDS ELEGANS HASWELL (POLYCHAETA, SERPULIDAE) PRESENT IN CONFINED WATERS OF BOMBAY, Indian journal of marine sciences, 25(2), 1996, pp. 133-136
Tubeworm Hydroides elegans Haswell is one of the major sedentary organ
isms that fouls the ships berthed in confined, polluted waters of wet
basin in Bombay harbour. The species breeds and settles throughout the
year and generates wet debris weighing around 8/kg.m(-2) on immersed
surface within a short span of 3 months. Tolerant to adverse seawater
conditions as well as to potent toxins, the species is well establishe
d possibly because of the availability of rich and varied diatom flora
as food.