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100 most dangerous invaders
Type of organism Name Photo
Aquatic invertebrates
Asian tapeworm -  Bothriocephalus acheilognath
fishhook waterflea -  Cercopagis pengoi
Aquatic invertebrates
Japanese shore crab -  Hemigrapsus sanguineus
Aquatic invertebrates
Japanese oyster drill -  Ceratostoma inornatum**
Aquatic invertebrates
Leidy's comb jelly -  Mnemiopsis leidyi
Aquatic invertebrates
mitten crabs -  Eriocheir spp.*
Aquatic invertebrates
New Zealand isopod -  Sphaeroma quoyanum
New Zealand sea slug -  Philine auriformis
Aquatic invertebrates
quagga mussel -  Dreissena bugensis
Aquatic invertebrates
rusty crayfish -  Orconectes rusticus
Aquatic invertebrates
sea squirt -  Didemnum lahillei
Aquatic invertebrates
spiny waterflea -  Bythotrephes cederstroemi
Aquatic invertebrates
veined rapa whelk -  Rapana venosa
Aquatic invertebrates
zebra mussel -  Dreissena polymorpha
Land invertebrates
Africanized honey bee -  Apis mellifera scutellata
Land invertebrates
Argentine ant -  Linepithema humile*
Land invertebrates
Asian longhorned beetles -  Anoplophora glabripennis, A. chinensis
Land invertebrates
blueberry maggot -  Rhagoletis mendax
Land invertebrates
brown spruce longhorn beetles -  Tetropium fuscum, T. castaneum*
Land invertebrates
decollate snail -  Rumina decollata
Land invertebrates
emerald ash borer -  Agrilus planipennis
Land invertebrates
European chafer -  Rhizotrogus majalis
Land invertebrates
European corn borer -  Ostrinia nubilalis
Land invertebrates
European woodwasp -  Sirex noctilio
Land invertebrates
glassy-winged sharpshooter -  Homalodisca coagulata*
 
Page updated: January 02, 2008

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