Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Hydroides elegans
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Annelida
Class
Polychaeta
Order
Sabellida
Family
Serpulidae
Genus
Hydroides
Species
elegans
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2016
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Stowaway
Subpathway: Ship hull
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Under watch
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Carlton, J. T. Keith, I., & Ruiz, G. M. (2019) Assessing marine bioinvasions in the Galápagos islands: Implications for conservation biology and marine protected areas. Aquatic Invasions, 14(1), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2019.14.1.01
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"Galapagos Species Database, Hydroides elegans", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18875. Accessed 16 July 2025.