Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record? Beaver Island/NY/Niagara River (2010, Karatayev et al. 2013)
Geographic Extent
Beaver Island/NY/Niagara River (2010, Karatayev et al. 2013)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster) |
| Alternate | Packing Material |
| Alternate | Natural Dispersal |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Parasite/Predator Vector | |
| Bithynia tentaculata, here, was found to carry the trematodes Cyathocotyle bushiensis (exotic) Leyogonimus polyoon (exotic), and Sphaeridiotrema sp., (S. pseudoglobulus, exotic, or S. globulus, cryptogenic) which can cause mass mortalities in waterfowl (Karatayev et al. 2012). | ||