Taxonomic GroupNameYearInvasion StatusPopulation StatusVectors
Arthropoda-InsectsAgasicles hygrophila*1966DefiniteEstablishedBiocontrol
Arthropoda-InsectsAnisolabis maritima1916DefiniteEstablishedCargo, Dry Ballast
Crustaceans-CopepodsArgulus japonicus1994DefiniteEstablishedFisheries Intentional, Pet Release
Mollusks-BivalvesCorbicula fluminea1967DefiniteEstablishedCanal, Discarded Bait, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Pet Release
Cnidarians-HydrozoansCordylophora caspia1994DefiniteEstablishedAquatic Plant Shipments, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Hull Fouling
ProtozoansHaplosporidium nelsoni*1994DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling, Natural Dispersal, Oyster Accidental
Crustaceans-IsopodsLigia exotica1883DefiniteEstablishedCargo, Dry Ballast
Mollusks-BivalvesMercenaria mercenaria1993DefiniteEstablishedFisheries Accidental (not Oyster)
EchinodermsOphiactis savignyi Lineage B2002DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
TunicatesStyela canopus1887DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesStyela plicata1877DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Mollusks-GastropodsUrosalpinx cinerea2004DefiniteEstablishedFisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Oyster Accidental
* = Species summary still under review.