Taxonomic GroupNameYearInvasion StatusPopulation StatusVectors
Crustaceans-CrabsCarcinus maenas1998DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Discarded Bait, Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
Cnidarians-HydrozoansCordylophora caspia1976DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling, Oyster Accidental
AlgaeGracilaria vermiculophylla2017DefiniteEstablishedOyster Accidental
Crustaceans-AmphipodsGrandidierella japonica1996DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal, Oyster Accidental
Annelids-PolychaetesHobsonia florida1996DefiniteEstablishedOyster Accidental
Crustaceans-AmphipodsMonocorophium acherusicum1996DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling, Oyster Accidental
Crustaceans-AmphipodsMonocorophium insidiosum2003DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Mollusks-BivalvesMya arenaria1917DefiniteEstablishedFisheries Intentional
Mollusks-GastropodsMyosotella myosotis1976DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-CumaceansNippoleucon hinumensis1996DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-IsopodsOrthione griffenis2001DefiniteEstablishedDiscarded Bait, Natural Dispersal
Mollusks-GastropodsPotamopyrgus antipodarum2007DefiniteEstablishedFisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
Crustaceans-CopepodsPseudodiaptomus inopinus1991DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
Annelids-PolychaetesPseudopolydora cf. kempiNoneDefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling, Oyster Accidental
AlgaeSargassum muticumNoneDefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling, Oyster Accidental
Crustaceans-TanaidsSinelobus cf. stanfordi2003DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesStreblospio benedicti1996DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
* = Species summary still under review.