Taxonomic GroupNameYearInvasion StatusPopulation StatusVectors
Crustaceans-BarnaclesAmphibalanus improvisus1869DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesBoccardiella ligerica1972DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Natural Dispersal
Crustaceans-CladoceransCercopagis pengoi*1995DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Canal
BryozoansConopeum chesapeakensis2024DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Cnidarians-HydrozoansCordylophora caspia1924DefiniteEstablishedCanal, Hull Fouling
FishesCyprinus carpio1400DefiniteEstablishedFisheries Intentional
Mollusks-BivalvesDreissena polymorpha1850DefiniteEstablishedCanal
Crustaceans-CrabsEriocheir sinensis1933DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
Crustaceans-CopepodsEurytemora carolleeae2007DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
Crustaceans-AmphipodsGammarus tigrinus2003DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
Crustaceans-MysidsHemimysis anomala*2012DefiniteEstablishedNone
Annelids-PolychaetesMarenzelleria neglecta2004DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
Mollusks-BivalvesMya arenariaNoneDefiniteEstablishedDry Ballast, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Natural Dispersal
Mollusks-BivalvesMytilopsis leucophaeata2003DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
FishesNeogobius melanostomus*2004DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Natural Dispersal
Crustaceans-CumaceansNippoleucon hinumensis2021DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
Crustaceans-ShrimpPalaemon elegans2003DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
Annelids-OligochaetesParanais frici*1969DefiniteEstablishedAquatic Plant Shipments, Ballast Water, Canal
Mollusks-GastropodsPotamopyrgus antipodarum1936DefiniteEstablishedCargo, Dry Ballast, Natural Dispersal, Packing Material
Mollusks-BivalvesRangia cuneata2021DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
Crustaceans-TanaidsSinelobus cf. stanfordiNoneDefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
Arthropoda-InsectsTelmatogeton japonicus*2008DefiniteEstablishedCargo, Hull Fouling
* = Species summary still under review.