Taxonomic GroupNameYearInvasion StatusPopulation StatusVectors
Annelids-PolychaetesBoccardiella ligerica1998DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
TunicatesBotrylloides violaceus2013DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Crustaceans-CrabsCarcinus maenas1817DefiniteEstablishedDry Ballast, Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
Mollusks-BivalvesCyrenoida floridana1998DefiniteEstablishedCanal, Dry Ballast, Unknown Vector
ProtozoansHaplosporidium nelsoni*1958DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling, Natural Dispersal, Oyster Accidental
Crustaceans-CrabsHemigrapsus sanguineus1988DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
FishesLepomis macrochirusNoneDefiniteEstablishedFisheries Intentional
Crustaceans-IsopodsLigia exotica1930DefiniteEstablishedCargo, Dry Ballast
Arthropoda-InsectsLipara pullitarsis*2002DefiniteEstablishedAquatic Plant Shipments, Cargo, Dry Ballast
Mollusks-GastropodsLittorina littorea1892DefiniteEstablishedDry Ballast, Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
FishesMicropterus salmoides1952DefiniteEstablishedFisheries Intentional
Arthropoda-InsectsNacerdes melanura*NoneDefiniteEstablishedCargo, Hull Fouling
ProtozoansPerkinsus marinus*1982DefiniteEstablishedOyster Accidental
TunicatesStyela clava1998DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Mollusks-BivalvesTeredo navalis1873DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
* = Species summary still under review.