Taxonomic GroupNameYearInvasion StatusPopulation StatusVectors
Cnidarians-AnthozoansActinia equina*2021DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Cnidarians-AnthozoansAiptasiogeton eruptaurantia*2010DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
FishesAmbloplites rupestris*1842DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesAmeiurus catus1949DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesAmia calva*1942DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-BarnaclesAmphibalanus amphitrite1967DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
NematodesAnguillicola crassus*1997DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)
Arthropoda-InsectsAnisolabis maritima1901DefiniteEstablishedCargo, Dry Ballast
AlgaeAntithamnion hubbsii*1985DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
FishesAplodinotus grunniens*1978DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-CopepodsArgulus japonicus1933DefiniteEstablishedNone
TunicatesAscidiella aspersa1983DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
EntoproctsBarentsia benedeni1977DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
AlgaeBatophora oerstedii*2015DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Hull Fouling
Mollusks-GastropodsBithynia tentaculata1879DefiniteEstablishedNone
Cnidarians-HydrozoansBlackfordia virginica1904DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesBoccardiella ligerica1990DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
AlgaeBonnemaisonia hamifera1927DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
TunicatesBotrylloides violaceus1980DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Arthropoda-InsectsBrachydeutera longipes*1983DefiniteEstablishedNone
Annelids-OligochaetesBranchiura sowerbyi*1955DefiniteEstablishedNone
AlgaeBryopsis maxima*2013DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
BryozoansBugula neritina1985DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
BryozoansBugulina simplex1872DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Annelids-OligochaetesCambarincola pamelae*2003DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-AmphipodsCaprella mutica1998DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
FishesCarassius auratus1839DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-CrabsCarcinus maenas1817DefiniteEstablishedDry Ballast, Hull Fouling
AlgaeCeramium secundatum*2007DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Arthropoda-InsectsChaetococcus phragmitis*2000DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesChanna argus2003DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-AmphipodsChelura terebrans1875DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Arthropoda-InsectsChilacis typhae*1986DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-BarnaclesChthamalus fragilis1898DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Oyster Accidental
TunicatesCiona intestinalis1850DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Mollusks-GastropodsCipangopaludina chinensis1925DefiniteEstablishedNone
TunicatesClavelina lepadiformis2009DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
AlgaeCodium fragile ssp. Fragile1957DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Oyster Accidental
AlgaeColpomenia peregrina*2012DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
PlatyhelminthesConvoluta convoluta*1995DefiniteEstablishedNone
Mollusks-BivalvesCorbicula fluminea1971DefiniteEstablishedNone
Cnidarians-HydrozoansCordylophora caspia1865DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsCorophium volutator2001DefiniteEstablishedNone
Cnidarians-HydrozoansCraspedacusta sowerbii1884DefiniteEstablishedNone
PlatyhelminthesCryptocotyle lingua*1911DefiniteEstablishedDry Ballast, Fisheries Intentional, Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
Mollusks-GastropodsCuthona perca1994DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
AlgaeCylindrospermopsis raciborskii*1977DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesCyprinus carpio1832DefiniteEstablishedNone
Mollusks-BivalvesCyrenoida floridana1952DefiniteEstablishedCanal, Dry Ballast, Unknown Vector
Crustaceans-CladoceransDaphnia lumholtzi1999DefiniteEstablishedNone
AlgaeDasysiphonia japonica2009DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Cnidarians-AnthozoansDiadumene lineata1892DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling, Oyster Accidental
TunicatesDidemnum vexillum2000DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesDiplosoma listerianum1975DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Mollusks-NudibranchsDoris pseudoargus2017DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesDorosoma petenense1953DefiniteEstablishedFisheries Intentional
Mollusks-BivalvesDreissena bugensis2008DefiniteEstablishedNone
Mollusks-BivalvesDreissena polymorpha1991DefiniteEstablishedNone
AlgaeDumontia contorta*1927DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
TunicatesEcteinascidia turbinata1961DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Mollusks-GastropodsElimia livescens1872DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-CrabsEriocheir sinensis2007DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Fisheries Intentional
FishesEsox lucius*1888DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesEtheostoma blennioides*2011DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesEtheostoma zonale*1984DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-CrayfishFaxonius rusticus1996DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-CrayfishFaxonius virilis1960DefiniteEstablishedNone
Annelids-PolychaetesFicopomatus enigmaticus1976DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Arthropoda-InsectsGalerucella calmariensis*1992DefiniteEstablishedNone
Arthropoda-InsectsGalerucella pusilla*1992DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesGambusia affinis1986DefiniteEstablishedNone
Cnidarians-HydrozoansGonionemus vertens1894DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Oyster Accidental
AlgaeGracilaria vermiculophylla1998DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Oyster Accidental
Crustaceans-AmphipodsGrandidierella japonica2013DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
AlgaeGrateloupia turuturu1996DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
PlatyhelminthesGyrodactylus anguillae*1999DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)
ProtozoansHaplosporidium nelsoni*1957DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Oyster Accidental
Annelids-PolychaetesHediste diversicolor1963DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-CrabsHemigrapsus sanguineus1988DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
Mollusks-GastropodsHeterogen japonica2000DefiniteEstablishedNone
BryozoansHippoporina indica2001DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Arthropoda-InsectsHolcocranum saturejae*1955DefiniteEstablishedNone
Arthropoda-InsectsHolocranum saturejae*1955DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-AmphipodsHourstonius sp.1994DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Arthropoda-InsectsHylobius transversovittatus*1991DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-IsopodsIaniropsis serricaudis1999DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
FishesIchthyomyzon unicuspis*1974DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesIctalurus furcatus1974DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesIctalurus punctatus1889DefiniteEstablishedNone
Mollusks-BivalvesIschadium recurvum1869DefiniteEstablishedOyster Accidental
Annelids-PolychaetesJanua heterostropha2000DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
FishesLabidesthes sicculus*1991DefiniteEstablishedNone
Arthropoda-InsectsLasioptera hungarica*2000DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesLepomis cyanellus1900DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesLepomis gulosus1897DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesLepomis macrochirus1855DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesLepomis megalotis*1923DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesLepomis microlophus1974DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-IsopodsLigia exotica1924DefiniteEstablishedCargo, Dry Ballast
Arthropoda-InsectsLipara pullitarsis*2002DefiniteEstablishedNone
Arthropoda-InsectsLipara rufitarsis*2000DefiniteEstablishedNone
Arthropoda-InsectsLipara similis*1998DefiniteEstablishedNone
Mollusks-GastropodsLittorina littorea1875DefiniteEstablishedDry Ballast, Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
AlgaeLomentaria clavellosa*1972DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
AlgaeLomentaria orcadensis*1853DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
BryozoansLophopodella carteri1972DefiniteEstablishedNone
EntoproctsLoxosomatoides laevis1995DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Crustaceans-BarnaclesLoxothylacus panopaei1964DefiniteEstablishedOyster Accidental
Crustaceans-ShrimpLysmata vittata2013DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
Cnidarians-HydrozoansMaeotias marginata1968DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
AlgaeMelanosiphon intestinalis*2002DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
AlgaeMelanothamnus japonicus*2007DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
BryozoansMembranipora membranacea1990DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
Crustaceans-AmphipodsMicrodeutopus gryllotalpa1872DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
FishesMicropterus dolomieu1855DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesMicropterus punctulatus2005DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesMicropterus salmoides1850DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesMisgurnus anguillicaudatus*2013DefiniteEstablishedNone
Cnidarians-HydrozoansMoerisia lyonsi1965DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
FishesMorone chrysops*1976DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesMoxostoma macrolepidotum*1999DefiniteEstablishedNone
Mollusks-GastropodsMyosotella myosotis1832DefiniteEstablishedCargo, Dry Ballast
Mollusks-BivalvesMytilopsis leucophaeata1937DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Arthropoda-InsectsNacerdes melanura*1885DefiniteEstablishedNone
Annelids-PolychaetesNeodexiospira brasiliensis1982DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
FishesNeogobius melanostomus*2021DefiniteEstablishedNone
AlgaeNeopyropia katadae*2005DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Hull Fouling
AlgaeNeopyropia koreana*2003DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
AlgaeNeopyropia yezoensis*2005DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Hull Fouling
FishesNotropis atherinoides*1936DefiniteEstablishedNone
Mollusks-BivalvesOstrea edulis1949DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Natural Dispersal, Oyster Intentional
Crustaceans-ShrimpPalaemon elegans2017DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Discarded Bait, Natural Dispersal
Crustaceans-ShrimpPalaemon macrodactylus2001DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
FishesPercina peltata*1936DefiniteEstablishedNone
ProtozoansPerkinsus marinus*1949DefiniteEstablishedOyster Accidental
Arthropoda-InsectsPetrobius brevistylis*1979DefiniteEstablishedCargo, Dry Ballast
AlgaePhycocalidia suborbiculata*1966DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
FishesPimephales promelas1936DefiniteEstablishedNone
Mollusks-BivalvesPisidium amnicum1962DefiniteEstablishedNone
Mollusks-GastropodsPleurocera canaliculata1869DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesPomoxis annularis1894DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesPomoxis nigromaculatus1873DefiniteEstablishedNone
Mollusks-GastropodsPotamopyrgus antipodarum2021DefiniteEstablishedNone
Annelids-OligochaetesPotamothrix vejdovskyi*1974DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-MysidsPraunus flexuosus2010DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Natural Dispersal
Crustaceans-CrayfishProcambarus clarkii1981DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-CrayfishProcambarus zonangulus2006DefiniteEstablishedNone
Arthropoda-InsectsProcanace dianneae*1987DefiniteEstablishedCargo, Hull Fouling
PlatyhelminthesPseudodactylogyrus anguillae*1999DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)
FishesPylodictis olivaris1965DefiniteEstablishedNone
Mollusks-BivalvesRangia cuneata1957DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Canal, Oyster Accidental
Mollusks-GastropodsRapana venosa1998DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Arthropoda-InsectsRhizedra lutosa*1988DefiniteEstablishedNone
AlgaeRhodymenia delicatula*1996DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
FishesSalmo trutta*1885DefiniteEstablishedFisheries Intentional
FishesSander vitreus*1879DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesScardinius erythrophthalmus*1986DefiniteEstablishedNone
Arthropoda-InsectsSclerocona acutella*1984DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-AmphipodsStenothoe gallensis species complex1960DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Arthropoda-InsectsStomoxys calcitrans*1781DefiniteEstablishedNone
Mollusks-GastropodsStramonita canaliculata1955DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling, Oyster Accidental
AlgaeStriaria attenuata*1848DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesStyela canopus1871DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesStyela clava1973DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesStyela plicata2002DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Crustaceans-IsopodsSynidotea laticauda1999DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Arthropoda-InsectsTelmatogeton japonicus*1947DefiniteEstablishedCargo, Hull Fouling
Mollusks-BivalvesTeredo navalis1862DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Arthropoda-InsectsTetramesa phragmitis*2000DefiniteEstablishedNone
Arthropoda-InsectsThambemyia borealis*2015DefiniteEstablishedNone
Mollusks-GastropodsThecacera pennigera2003DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
BryozoansTricellaria inopinata2010DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
AlgaeUlonema rhizophorum*2002DefiniteEstablishedNone
AlgaeUlva australis2011DefiniteEstablishedNone
AlgaeUlva laetevirens*2011DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
FishesUmbra limi*1974DefiniteEstablishedNone
Mollusks-GastropodsValvata piscinalis1985DefiniteEstablishedNone
BryozoansVictorella pavida1920DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Mollusks-GastropodsViviparus georgianus1895DefiniteEstablishedNone
* = Species summary still under review.