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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Acartia tonsa | 1925 | Crustacea | Zooplankton suspension feeders
| Indo-Pacific North America
| Shipping
| Polymixohaline | Benthic-pelagic interaction [B.] Bioacummulation [B., Exp., Oreg.] Community dominance [B., Oreg.] Competition [Oreg.] Food-prey [B., Oreg.] Herbivory [Oreg.]
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Cercopagis pengoi | 1992 | Crustacea | Zooplankton predators
| Ponto-Caspian
| Shipping
| Limnetic | Benthic-pelagic interaction [B.] Community dominance [B., Oreg.] Competition [B.] Food-prey [B.] Herbivory [B.] Predation [B., Exp., Oreg.]
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Cyprinus carpio | 1400 ** | Pisces | Fish bentophagous
| Ponto-Caspian
| Stocking
| Limnetic | Bioacummulation [Exp., Oreg.] Community dominance [Oreg.] Competition [Oreg.] Habitat change [Oreg.] Herbivory [Exp.] Hybridization [Oreg.] Predation [Exp., Oreg.]
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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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Eriocheir sinensis | 1926 | Crustacea | Benthic omnivors
| China Seas
| Shipping
| Limnetic to Polymixohaline | Bioacummulation [B., Oreg.] Competition [B., Oreg.] Food-prey [Oreg.] Habitat change [B., Oreg.] Herbivory [B.] Predation [B., Oreg.] Transfer of parasites and diseases [Oreg.]
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Gammarus tigrinus | 1975 | Crustacea | Nekto-benthic invertebrates
| North America
| Shipping
| Limnetic to Polymixohaline | Bioacummulation [Exp., Oreg.] Community dominance [B.] Competition [B., Oreg.] Food-prey [B., Oreg.] Herbivory [Exp.] Predation [B., Oreg.] Transfer of parasites and diseases [B.]
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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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