FIRST RECORD OF THE POLYCHAETE FICOPOMATUS USCHAKOVI (PILLAI, 1960) (ANNELIDA, SERPULIDAE) IN THE COLOMBIAN CARIBBEAN, SOUTH AMERICA

First record of the polychaete Ficopomatus uschakovi (Pillai, 1960) (Annelida, Serpulidae) in the Colombian Caribbean, South America

The genus Ficopomatus (Serpulidae) consists of sessile, tubicolous polychaete annelid worms that may colonize a diversity of substrata, and tolerate considerable variations in salinity.Thus, Socks members of this genus, including Ficopomatus uschakovi, in some cases are exotic and maybe invasive.The purpose of our research was to collect and identi

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