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Total introductions from: Atlantic, Northeast

n=31 | Species introduction records list
 
# Species Year Period From - To Reason Established in the wild Ref. no.
1 Bugulina simplex   1975-present Southern Britain - Azores island  biofouling  Unknown 003512
2 Bugulina stolonifera   1975-present Southern Britain - Azores island  unknown  Unknown 003512
3 Calyptraea chinensis  1962 1950-1974 Europe - Marine waters of Ireland  fisheries  yes 074339
4 Carcinus maenas   1975-present Europe - San Francisco Bay, California  unknown  yes 080617
5 Carcinus maenas  1902 1900-1924 European Atlantic Waters - Port Philip Bay, Victoria  accidental with ships  yes 076803
6 Carcinus maenas  1983 1975-present Europe - Table Docks area near Cape Town  accidental with ships  yes 080617
7 Carcinus maenas  2013 1975-present unknown -  diffused from other countries   128717
8 Cereus pedunculatus  1921 1900-1924 Northeast Atlantic. - North Sea.  accidental with ships  Unknown 003700
9 Crangonyx pseudogracilis   1925-1949 England or Wales - East Norfolk  ballast water  Unknown 003224
10 Dactylogyrus vastator   1950-1974 Europe - Fresh water areas of Ireland  angling/sport  no 074339
11 Eriocheir sinensis  1973 1950-1974 German waterways. - Lake Erie  accidental with ships  yes 003159
12 Eudistoma angolanum  1971 1950-1974 Not specified - Azores island  biofouling  Unknown 003512
13 Ficopomatus enigmaticus  1967 1950-1974 Western Europe - Netherlands  biofouling  Unknown 003224
14 Gammarus pulex  1958 1950-1974 Europe - Fresh water areas of Ireland  other reasons  yes 074339
15 Gammarus tigrinus   1950-1974 Germany - Netherlands  fisheries  Unknown 003224
16 Hirudo medicinalis   18th century Europe - Fresh water areas of Ireland  other reasons  no 074339
17 Hydroides elegans  1972 1950-1974 Western Europe - Netherlands  biofouling  Unknown 003224
18 Magallana angulata  1877 18th century Western Europe - Brackish and marine waters of Ireland  aquaculture  no 074339
19 Magallana angulata  1913 1900-1924 France. - Germany.  aquaculture  Unknown 007794
20 Magallana angulata  1913 1900-1924 Spain. - Germany.  aquaculture  Unknown 007794
21 Melinna palmata   1975-present Western part of the English Channel (French and Southern UK) - Bay of Seine, English Channel  ballast water  probably yes 080349
22 Molgula plana  1969 1950-1974 Eastern North Atlantic - Harbor of Ponta Delgada  accidental with ships  Unknown 003512
23 Phoronis psammophila   1975-present Brittany - Azores island  accidental with ships  Unknown 003512
24 Proasellus meridianus   1925-1949 Western Europe. - Inland Waters.  Lessepsian migration  Unknown 003700
25 Schizoporella unicornis  1972 1925-1949 Northeast Atlantic - Puget Sound, Washington  biofouling  Unknown 007836
26 Teredo navalis   1925-1949 Northeast Atlantic Ocean - Baltic Sea  accidental with ships  no 076971
27 Teredo navalis   1925-1949 Northeast Atlantic Ocean - Baltic Sea  accidental with ships  yes 076971
28 Teredo navalis   1925-1949 Northeast Atlantic Ocean - Baltic Sea  accidental with ships  yes 076971
29 Teredo navalis   1925-1949 Northeast Atlantic Ocean -  accidental with ships  no 076971
30 Teredo navalis  1914 1900-1924 Northeast Atlantic - Mare Island, San Francisco, California  accidental with ships  yes 078117
31 Tubularia indivisa  1989 1975-present South Norway and North Sea - Faial island  accidental with ships  Unknown 003512
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