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Introductions from elsewhere to 'Atlantic, Northeast'

n=71 | Species introduction records list
 
# Species Year Period From - To Reason Established in the wild Ref. no.
1 Acartia tonsa  1916 1900-1924 Western North Atlantic - Zuiderzee, Denmark  biofouling  Unknown 003224
2 Ammothea hilgendorfi  1978 19th century Asia outside Western Palaearctic. - Southampton Water.  accidental with ships  probably yes 001314
3 Amphibalanus eburneus  1997 1975-present East coast of North America - Not specified  biofouling  Unknown 003512
4 Botrylloides violaceus  2006 1975-present Northwest Pacific - Marine waters of Ireland  accidental with ships  yes 074339
5 Bougainvillia macloviana  1895 18th century Antarctic Waters. - North Sea.  accidental with ships  Unknown 003700
6 Callinectes sapidus  1964 1950-1974 Northwest Atlantic. - North Sea.  accidental with ships  Unknown 003700
7 Caprella mutica  2003 1975-present Northwest Pacific - Marine waters of Ireland  biofouling  yes 074339
8 Choromytilus chorus  1965 1950-1974 Chile - Wales  other reasons  Unknown 007794
9 Cinachyrella alloclada  1989 1975-present Caribbean Sea. - Faial island  accidental with ships  Unknown 003512
10 Clavelina oblonga  1971 1950-1974 Bermuda - Azores Island  accidental with ships  Unknown 003512
11 Clymenella torquata  2006 1975-present Northwest Atlantic - Marine waters of Ireland  aquaculture  yes 074339
12 Crassostrea rhizophorae  1980 1975-present Brazil - Wales  other reasons  Unknown 007794
13 Crassostrea virginica  1875 18th century Northwest Atlantic - Brackish and marine waters of Ireland  aquaculture  no 074339
14 Crepidula fornicata  1902 1900-1924 Northwest Atlantic - Brackish and marine water areas of Ireland  aquaculture  no 074339
15 Diadumene lineata  1974 1950-1974 Northwest Pacific - Marine and brackish waters of Ireland  aquaculture  probably yes 074339
16 Distaplia corolla  1971 1950-1974 Caribbean - Horta's harbour.  biofouling  Unknown 003512
17 Elminius modestus   19th century Australia - Chichester Harbour.  biofouling  yes 001314
18 Elminius modestus   19th century New Zealand - Chichester Harbour.  biofouling  yes 001314
19 Ensis directus  1989 1975-present Atlantic coasts of North America. - Home Beach, Norfolk.  ballast water  yes 001314
20 Ensis directus  1991 1975-present Not specified - Bay of Seine, English Channel  ballast water  yes 080349
21 Ensis directus  2011 1975-present Elbe Estuary - Northern Spain  ballast water   114899
22 Eriocheir sinensis  1912 1900-1924 Northwest Pacific. - Inland waters.  accidental with ships  Unknown 003700
23 Eriocheir sinensis  1935 19th century Unspecified, China - Thames Estuary  accidental with ships  yes 001314
24 Eriocheir sinensis  1935 19th century Unspecified, Japan - Thames Estuary  accidental with ships  yes 001314
25 Eriocheir sinensis  1935 19th century Unspecified, Korea - Thames Estuary  accidental with ships  yes 001314
26 Eusarsiella zostericola   18th century East coast of USA - Estuaries in England  accidental  probably yes 001314
27 Gonionemus vertens  1947 1925-1949 North America. - North Sea.  accidental with ships  Unknown 003700
28 Janua marioni  1979 1975-present Eastern Pacific - São Miguel and Faial island  accidental with ships  Unknown 003512
29 Ligia italica  1887 18th century Mediterranean - Azores  ballast water  Unknown 003512
30 Limulus polyphemus  1866 18th century Northwest Atlantic - North Sea  ornamental  Unknown 003700
31 Magallana gigas  1965 1950-1974 Canada - Wales.  other reasons  Unknown 007794
32 Magallana gigas  1991 1975-present Northwest Pacific. - North Sea.  aquaculture  Unknown 003700
33 Marenzelleria viridis  1983 1975-present Northwest Atlantic. - North Sea.  ballast water  Unknown 003700
34 Mercenaria mercenaria  1965 1950-1974 USA - Netherlands  other reasons  Unknown 007794
35 Mercenaria mercenaria  1969 1950-1974 Northwest Atlantic - Marine waters of Ireland  aquaculture  unknown 074339
36 Mizuhopecten yessoensis  1985 1975-present Japan - Denmark.  aquaculture  unknown 007794
37 Mizuhopecten yessoensis  1987 1975-present Japan - France  aquaculture  unknown 007794
38 Mizuhopecten yessoensis  1988 1975-present Northwest Pacific - Marine waters of Ireland  aquaculture  no 074339
39 Mnemiopsis leidyi  2006 1975-present Estuaries and coastal regions along the eastern coast of North and South America. - Kiel Bight, western Baltic Sea.  accidental with ships  Unknown 002959
40 Mnemiopsis leidyi  2006 1975-present Estuaries and coastal regions along the eastern coast of North and South America. - Coastal waters of Netherlands.  accidental with ships  Unknown 002962
41 Molgula manhattensis  1998 1975-present Northwest Atlantic - Marine waters of Ireland  unknown  probably yes 074339
42 Monocorophium sextonae   19th century New Zealand. - Plymouth  unknown  probably yes 001314
43 Mya arenaria  1200 Pre 18th century Northwest Atlantic. - Baltic Sea.  accidental with ships  Unknown 003700
44 Mya arenaria  1500 Pre 18th century USA - Scandinavia.  aquaculture  Unknown 007794
45 Mya arenaria  1600 Pre 18th century North America including Mexico. - England.  bait  yes 001314
46 Mytilicola orientalis  1993 1975-present Northwest Pacific - Brackish and marine waters of Ireland  accidental  yes 074339
47 Mytilopsis leucophaeata  1996 18th century North America including Mexico. - Cardiff Docks, Bristol Channel.  unknown  yes 000000
48 Ostrea chilensis  1962 1950-1974 Chile - Wales  other reasons  Unknown 007794
49 Ostrea chilensis  1982 1975-present Chile - France  other reasons  Unknown 007794
50 Ostrea lutaria  1963 1950-1974 New Zealand - Wales  fill ecological niche  Unknown 007794
51 Palaemon macrodactylus  2000 1975-present Unspecified, Japan. - Orwell Estuary, southern North Sea  accidental  probably yes 001314
52 Palaemon macrodactylus  2000 1975-present Unspecified, Korea. - Orwell Estuary, southern North Sea.  accidental  probably yes 001314
53 Palaemon macrodactylus  2000 1975-present Unspecified, China. - Orwell Estuary, southern North Sea.  accidental  probably yes 001314
54 Paralithodes camtschaticus   1950-1974 Sea of Japan - Barents Sea  fisheries  yes 125523
55 Paralithodes camtschaticus  1960 1950-1974 Murmansk, Russia, Barents Sea - Finnmark, northern Norway  unknown  yes 121578
56 Petricola pholadiformis  1890 18th century North America. - River Crouch, Essex.  accidental  yes 001314
57 Petricola pholadiformis  1896 1925-1949 Northwest Atlantic. - North Sea.  aquaculture  Unknown 003700
58 Petricolaria pholadiformis   1925-1949 New York - Essex County  accidental   125669
59 Pileolaria berkeleyana  1974 1950-1974 Japan - Portsmouth Harbour  accidental with ships  yes 001314
60 Pileolaria berkeleyana  1974 1950-1974 Kamchatka Peninsula - Portsmouth Harbour  accidental with ships  yes 000000
61 Rhithropanopeus harrisii  1874 18th century Western North Atlantic - Netherlands  ballast water  Unknown 003224
62 Rhithropanopeus harrisii  1936 1925-1949 Northwest Atlantic. - Baltic Sea.  accidental with ships  Unknown 003700
63 Rhithropanopeus harrisii  1996 19th century North America - Cardiff Docks.  accidental with ships  probably yes 001314
64 Rhithropanopeus harrisii  1996 19th century West Atlantic - Cardiff Docks.  accidental with ships  probably yes 001314
65 Ruditapes philippinarum  1988 19th century Asia outside Western Palaearctic: Japan. - Poole Harbour.  aquaculture  yes 001314
66 Sabella spallanzanii  1954 1950-1974 Mediterranean - Faial island  biofouling  Unknown 003512
67 Sphaeroma serratum  1991 1975-present Mediterranean - Azores Island  accidental with ships  Unknown 003512
68 Styela clava   1950-1974 Korea to Russia - Plymouth  accidental with ships  Unknown 001314
69 Styela clava  1971 1950-1974 Northwest Pacific - Brackish and marine water areas of Ireland  accidental with ships  yes 074339
70 Tesseropora atlantica  1965 1950-1974 Bermuda - Azores Island  accidental with ships  Unknown 003512
71 Urosalpinx cinerea  1927 19th century North America including Mexico. - Essex.  accidental  yes 001314
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