Taxonomic GroupNameYearInvasion StatusPopulation StatusVectors
FishesAcanthogobius flavimanus1978DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Oyster Accidental
Annelids-PolychaetesAlitta succinea1952DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
BryozoansAmathia dichotoma*2017DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
BryozoansAmathia verticillata1905DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesAmblyosyllis nigrolineata1975DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
FishesAmeiurus melas1974DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-AmphipodsAmpelisca abdita2001DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Discarded Bait, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-BarnaclesAmphibalanus amphitrite1914DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-BarnaclesAmphibalanus eburneus2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-BarnaclesAmphibalanus improvisus1932DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsAmpithoe valida1942DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Discarded Bait, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Hull Fouling
BryozoansAnguinella palmata1914DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsAoroides secunda1998DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
TunicatesAplidium accarense*2019DefiniteEstablishedNone
Mollusks-BivalvesArcuatula senhousia1965DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
TunicatesAscidia cf. virginea*2019DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesAscidia zara1984DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesAscidiella aspersa2018DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Crustaceans-OstracodsAspidoconcha limnoriae1953DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Cnidarians-ScyphozoansAurelia coerulea2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
EntoproctsBarentsia benedeni2011DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesBotrylloides diegensis1917DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesBotrylloides giganteus1997DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesBotrylloides violaceus1966DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesBotryllus schlosseri1965DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
ProtozoansBoveria teredinidi*1951DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesBranchiomma bairdi2000DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesBranchiomma SF1*2017DefiniteEstablishedNone
AlgaeBryopsis sp. 1*2011DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
BryozoansBugula neritina1905DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
BryozoansBugulina cf. foliolata2000DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
BryozoansBugulina stolonifera1950DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Cnidarians-AnthozoansBunodeopsis sp. A1995DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-IsopodsCaecijaera horvathi1951DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Cnidarians-HydrozoansCalyptospadix cerulea1941DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsCaprella mutica2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsCaprella scaura2001DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsCaprella simia2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Mollusks-GastropodsCatriona rickettsi1980DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
AlgaeCaulacanthus okamurae1961DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
NemerteansCephalothrix cf. simula*2009DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
SpongesChalinula loosanoffi*2001DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsChelura terebrans1950DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesCiona robusta1897DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
TunicatesCiona savignyi1985DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
AlgaeColpomenia claytoniae1999DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Mollusks-BivalvesCorbicula fluminea1961DefiniteEstablishedNone
TunicatesCorella japonica*2023DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsCorophium alienense2007DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsCorophium heteroceratum1990DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
ProtozoansCothurnia limnoriae*1951DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Mollusks-GastropodsCrepidula convexa2015DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
BryozoansCryptosula pallasiana1944DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Cnidarians-AnthozoansDiadumene franciscana1977DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Cnidarians-AnthozoansDiadumene leucolena1954DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Cnidarians-AnthozoansDiadumene lineata1956DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Cnidarians-AnthozoansDiadumene paranaensis2012DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesDidemnum vexillum2007DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesDiplocirrus SD11998DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
TunicatesDiplosoma listerianum1899DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Cnidarians-HydrozoansEctopleura crocea1876DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
AlgaeElachista nigra1984DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsEochelidium sp. A1988DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesEpigamia noroi2001DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Cnidarians-AnthozoansExaiptasia pallida1937DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Pet Release
Annelids-PolychaetesFicopomatus enigmaticus2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
FishesGambusia affinis1968DefiniteEstablishedNone
Mollusks-BivalvesGeukensia demissa1955DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Cnidarians-HydrozoansGonionemus vertens1965DefiniteEstablishedFisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Hull Fouling, Scientific Escape
AlgaeGracilaria vermiculophylla1979DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Oyster Accidental
Crustaceans-AmphipodsGrandidierella japonica1979DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
AlgaeGrateloupia turuturu2008DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
SpongesHalichondria bowerbanki*2001DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Mollusks-GastropodsHaloa japonica2013DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesHeteromastus filiformis species complex2011DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
BryozoansHippopodina iririkiensis*2013DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
SpongesHymeniacidon perlevis*1914DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling, Oyster Accidental
Crustaceans-IsopodsIais californica1957DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsIncisocalliope derzhavini2011DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsJassa marmorata1958DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
FishesLepomis cyanellus1895DefiniteEstablishedNone
FishesLepomis macrochirus1971DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-AmphipodsLeucothoe nagatai1979DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Annelids-OligochaetesLimnodrilus monothecus*1960DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Dry Ballast, Hull Fouling, Oyster Accidental
Crustaceans-IsopodsLimnoria quadripunctata1949DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Crustaceans-IsopodsLimnoria tripunctata1871DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
ProtozoansLobochona prorates*1963DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
AlgaeLomentaria hakodatensis*1913DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Mollusks-BivalvesLyrodus pedicellatus1871DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Mollusks-BivalvesMagallana gigas2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Oyster Accidental, Oyster Intentional
Annelids-PolychaetesMegasyllis nipponica1997DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Mollusks-GastropodsMelanoides tuberculata2011DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-AmphipodsMelita nitida2007DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsMelita rylovae2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
FishesMenidia audens1997DefiniteEstablishedCanal
TunicatesMicrocosmus squamiger1986DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
FishesMicropterus salmoides1974DefiniteEstablishedNone
ProtozoansMirofolliculina limnoriae*1948DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesMolgula ficus1994DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesMolgula manhattensis1984DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsMonocorophium acherusicum1946DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsMonocorophium insidiosum1950DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsMonocorophium uenoi1946DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling, Oyster Accidental
AlgaeMutimo cylindricus1973DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Mollusks-GastropodsMyosotella myosotis1915DefiniteEstablishedCargo, Dry Ballast
Annelids-PolychaetesMyrianida convoluta2001DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesMyrianida pachycera1990DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesMyrianida pentadentata2001DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Mollusks-BivalvesMytilus galloprovincialis1987DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesNeoamphitrite sp. A2004DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesNeodexiospira brasiliensis1974DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Crustaceans-IsopodsNiambia capensis1967DefiniteEstablishedNone
Annelids-PolychaetesNicolea sp. A. Harris2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-CumaceansNippoleucon hinumensis2001DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
BryozoansNolella sawayai*2018DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Crustaceans-CopepodsOithona davisae2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
Mollusks-GastropodsOkenia plana1995DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
FishesOreochromis mossambicus1973DefiniteEstablishedBiocontrol
Crustaceans-IsopodsOrthione griffenis2003DefiniteEstablishedDiscarded Bait, Natural Dispersal
AlgaePachymeniopsis lanceolata*2003DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
AlgaePadina durvillei*2016DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Crustaceans-ShrimpPalaemon macrodactylus1962DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Discarded Bait, Natural Dispersal
Crustaceans-AmphipodsParadexamine sp. SD11991DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-IsopodsParanthura japonica2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesParasabella fullo2011DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesPerophora japonica2011DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Mollusks-BivalvesPetricolaria pholadiformis2021DefiniteEstablishedNone
Mollusks-GastropodsPhiline auriformis1994DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Natural Dispersal
AlgaePhycocalidia suborbiculata*1986DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Cnidarians-ScyphozoansPhyllorhiza punctata1981DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
FishesPoecilia latipinna1977DefiniteEstablishedPet Release
TunicatesPolyandrocarpa zorritensis1994DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesPolydora cornuta1938DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesPolydora hoplura2011DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Mollusks-GastropodsPotamopyrgus antipodarum2015DefiniteEstablishedNone
Crustaceans-CopepodsPseudodiaptomus marinus1986DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)
Annelids-PolychaetesPseudopolydora cf. kempi1972DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Annelids-PolychaetesPseudopolydora paucibranchiata1951DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Oyster Accidental
Crustaceans-OstracodsRedekea californica1953DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
ProtozoansRhizodomus tagatzi*2004DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
Mollusks-BivalvesRuditapes philippinarum1998DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Fisheries Intentional
AlgaeSargassum horneri2003DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
AlgaeSargassum muticum1959DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Natural Dispersal
BryozoansSchizoporella japonica2015DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
AlgaeSchizymenia dubyi*1957DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-TanaidsSinelobus cf. stanfordi2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-IsopodsSphaeroma quoianum1927DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-IsopodsSphaeroma walkeri1973DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-AmphipodsStenothoe valida1951DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Crustaceans-CopepodsStephos robustus*2018DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
Annelids-PolychaetesStreblospio benedicti1951DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Hull Fouling
TunicatesStyela canopus1972DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesStyela clava1933DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesStyela plicata1915DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
TunicatesSymplegma reptans1995DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Mollusks-GastropodsTenellia adspersa1968DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
Mollusks-BivalvesTeredo bartschi2001DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Arthropoda-InsectsThambemyia borealis*1993DefiniteEstablishedCargo, Hull Fouling
Mollusks-BivalvesTheora lubrica1969DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water
FishesTridentiger trigonocephalus1960DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
ProtozoansTrochammina hadai*1998DefiniteEstablishedNone
Annelids-OligochaetesTubificoides brownae*1994DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Dry Ballast, Hull Fouling
Cnidarians-HydrozoansTurritopsis dohrnii2010DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
AlgaeUlva australis1978DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling, Oyster Accidental
AlgaeUndaria pinnatifida2000DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster), Hull Fouling
Mollusks-GastropodsUrosalpinx cinerea1957DefiniteEstablishedDiscarded Bait
BryozoansVictorella pavida2004DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
BryozoansWatersipora arcuata1959DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
BryozoansWatersipora n. sp.2006DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
BryozoansWatersipora subatra*2010DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
BryozoansWatersipora subtorquata1937DefiniteEstablishedHull Fouling
Mollusks-BivalvesXenostrobus securis*2024DefiniteEstablishedBallast Water, Hull Fouling
* = Species summary still under review.