Taxonomic GroupNameYearInvasion StatusPopulation StatusVectors
FishesAcanthogobius flavimanus1993DefiniteEstablishedDiscarded Bait, Natural Dispersal
Crustaceans-BarnaclesAmphibalanus amphitrite1957DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-BarnaclesAmphibalanus improvisus2015DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsAoroides secunda2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Mollusks-BivalvesArcuatula senhousia1998DefiniteEstablishedFisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Hull Fouling
TunicatesAscidia zara1995DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Cnidarians-ScyphozoansAurelia coerulea2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
TunicatesBotrylloides giganteus2013DefiniteEstablishedNone
TunicatesBotrylloides violaceus1998DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesBotryllus schlosseri1994DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
BryozoansBugula neritina2001DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
BryozoansBugulina stolonifera2015DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsCaprella scaura2001DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
SpongesChalinula loosanoffi*2011DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesCiona robusta1970DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesCiona savignyi1995DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
BryozoansCryptosula pallasiana1972DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Cnidarians-AnthozoansDiadumene franciscana2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Cnidarians-AnthozoansDiadumene leucolena1972DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
TunicatesDiplosoma listerianum1994DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Cnidarians-HydrozoansEctopleura crocea1948DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesFicopomatus enigmaticus2015DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
FishesGambusia affinis1993DefiniteEstablishedBiocontrol
Crustaceans-AmphipodsGrandidierella japonica1998DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
SpongesHalichondria bowerbanki*2002DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
SpongesHymeniacidon perlevis*NoneDefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
FishesLepomis cyanellus1971DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesLepomis macrochirus1971DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-AmphipodsLeucothoe nagatai2011DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Crustaceans-IsopodsLimnoria tripunctata1969DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Mollusks-BivalvesLyrodus pedicellatus1951DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesMegasyllis nipponica2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
FishesMenidia audens1997DefiniteEstablishedCanal
TunicatesMicrocosmus squamiger1994DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
ProtozoansMirofolliculina limnoriae*1969DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesMolgula ficusNoneDefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesMolgula manhattensis1995DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsMonocorophium acherusicum2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsMonocorophium insidiosum1953DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesMyrianida pachycera2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Mollusks-BivalvesMytilus galloprovincialis1990DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesNeodexiospira brasiliensis1974DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Crustaceans-ShrimpPalaemon macrodactylus1977DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Discarded Bait, Natural Dispersal
Crustaceans-AmphipodsParadexamine sp. SD11998DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-IsopodsParanthura japonica2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
FishesPoecilia latipinna1999DefiniteEstablishedPet Release
TunicatesPolyandrocarpa zorritensis1997DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesPolydora cornuta1941DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesPseudopolydora paucibranchiata2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
AlgaeSargassum horneri2004DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
AlgaeSargassum muticum2004DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
Crustaceans-AmphipodsStenothoe valida2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
Annelids-PolychaetesStreblospio benedicti1952DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Hull Fouling
TunicatesStyela canopus2001DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesStyela clava1971DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesStyela plicata1970DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Mollusks-BivalvesTheora lubrica1998DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Natural Dispersal
FishesTridentiger trigonocephalus1980DefiniteEstablishedNone
ProtozoansTrochammina hadai*1998DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Unknown Vector
AlgaeUndaria pinnatifida2008DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
BryozoansWatersipora arcuata1969DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
BryozoansWatersipora n. sp.2007DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
BryozoansWatersipora subtorquata1972DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
* = Species summary still under review.