Alien species name |
First observed |
Taxon |
Ecofunctional group |
Origin |
Vector of introduction |
Salinity range in native habitats |
Ecological impact |
Impact on uses/resources |
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Dreissena polymorpha | 1803 ** | Mollusca | Benthic suspension feeders
| Ponto-Caspian
| Shipping
| Limnetic | Benthic-pelagic interaction [B., Exp., Oreg.] Bioacummulation [B., Oreg.] Community dominance [B., Oreg.] Competition [B., Exp., Oreg.] Food-prey [B., Oreg.] Habitat change [B., Exp., Oreg.] Herbivory [Oreg.] Transfer of parasites and diseases [Oreg.]
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| Mya arenaria | 1245 ** | Mollusca | Benthic suspension feeders
| North America
| Shipping
| Polymixohaline to Euhaline | Benthic-pelagic interaction [B., Exp., Oreg.] Bioacummulation [B.] Community dominance [B., Oreg.] Competition [B., Oreg.] Food-prey [B., Oreg.] Habitat change [B., Exp., Oreg.]
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| Potamopyrgus antipodarum | 1887 | Mollusca | Benthic deposit feeders
| Pacific
| Shipping
| Limnetic to Polymixohaline | Community dominance [B.] Competition [Oreg.] Food-prey [B., Oreg.] Herbivory [Oreg.] Transfer of parasites and diseases [Oreg.]
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