Below are invertebrates introduced through the marketplace.
Not all are causing harm, but many are invasive in the U.S.
Annelids
- Branchiura sowerbyi
- Tubificid worm
Bryozoans
- Lophopodella carteri
- Freshwater bryozoan
Coelenterates (Ctenophores/Cnidarians)
- Cordylophora caspia
- Freshwater hydroid
- Craspedacusta sowerbyi
- Freshwater jellyfish
Crustaceans
- Argulus japonicus
- Japanese fishlouse
- Carcinus maenas
- Green crab
- Cherax quadricarinatus
- Australian redclaw crayfish
- Cyclops strenuus
- Copepod
- Eriocheir sinensis
- Chinese mitten crab
- Geothelphusa dehaani
- Freshwater crab
- Lernaea cyprinacea
- Anchor worm
- Macrobrachium lar
- Tahitian prawn
- Macrobrachium macrobrachion
- Brackish river prawn
- Macrobrachium rosenbergii
- Giant river prawn
- Mesocyclops ogunnus
- Copepod
- Neoergasilus japonicas
- Parasitic copepod
- Paracyclops bromeliacola
- Copepod
- Penaeus monodon
- Asian tiger shrimp
- Skistodiaptomus pallidus
- Calanoid copepod
Mollusks
- Cipangopaludina chinensis
- Chinese mystery snail
- Cipangopaludina japonica
- Japanese mystery snail
- Corbicula fluminea
- Asian clam
- Physella acuta
- European physa
- Pomacea bridgesi
- Spiketop apple snail
- Pomacea canaliculata
- Channeled apple snail
- Pomacea haustrum
- Titan apple snail
- Pomacea maculata
- Giant apple snail
- Radix auricularia
- European ear snail
- Viviparus georgianus
- Banded mystery snail
Platyhelminthes
- Bothriocephalus acheilognathi
- Asian tapeworm