Invertebrates (except insects) Alert List |
Higher Taxa | Scientific Name [Common name] |
Legal control in Japan | Potential impact |
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Bolinopsidae, Lobatae, Tentaculata, Ctenophora | Mnemiopsis leidyi [Sea walnut] |
Mass generation and predation on zooplankton. Competitive with fishes. N ... | |
Sicariidae, Araneae, Arachnida, Arthropoda | Loxosceles gaucho [Brown Spider] |
Yes | Harmful to human health . |
Sicariidae, Araneae, Arachnida, Arthropoda | Loxosceles laeta [Chilean Recluse] |
Yes | Harmful to human health . |
Sicariidae, Araneae, Arachnida, Arthropoda | Loxosceles reclusa [Brown recluse] |
Yes | Harmful to human health . Native organism(s) affected: Human. |
Hexathelidae, Araneae, Arachnida, Arthropoda | Atrax spp. [Spiders of the genus Atrax] |
Yes | Potentially: Harmful to human health by toxin |
Hexathelidae, Araneae, Arachnida, Arthropoda | Hadronyche spp. [Spiders of the genus Hadronyche] |
Yes | Unknown. |
Theridiidae, Araneae, Arachnida, Arthropoda | Genus Latrodectus [Genus Latrodectus] |
Yes | Unknown impact. |
Buthidae, Scorpiones, Arachnida, Arthropoda | Buthidae spp. [Scorpions of the family Buthidae] |
Yes | Potentially: Venomous. Some species can be lethal to man. Dangerous spec ... |
Cambaridae, Decapoda, Malacostraca, Arthropoda | Orconectes rusticus [Rusty crayfish] |
Yes | Potentially: Competition and predationNative organism(s) affected: Vario ... |
Astacus, Astacidae, Decapoda, Malacostraca, Arthropoda | Astacus astacus [Noble crayfish] |
Yes | Potentially: Predation, competition, and damage on aquatic flora.Native ... |
Astacus, Astacidae, Decapoda, Malacostraca, Arthropoda | Astacus leptodactylus [Turkish crayfish] |
Yes | Potentially: Predation, competition, and damage on aquatic flora.Native ... |
Parastacidae, Decapoda, Malacostraca, Arthropoda | Cherax spp. [Crayfishes of genus Cherax] |
Yes | Potentially: Predation on native aquatic plants and animals, competition ... |
Varunidae, Decapoda, Malacostraca, Arthropoda | Eriocheir spp. [Mitten crabs] |
Yes | Potentially: Hybridization with native mitten crab E. japonica. Infestat ... |
Portunidae, Decapoda, Malacostraca, Arthropoda | Carcinus maenas [European green crab] |
Potentially: predation on native molluscs, competition with native crabs ... | |
Dreissenidae, Veneroida, Bivalvia, Mollusca | Dreissena polymorpha [Zebra mussel] |
Yes | Explosive infestation of this species cause inhibition of growth or suff ... |
Dreissenidae, Veneroida, Bivalvia, Mollusca | Dreissena bugensis [Quagga mussel] |
Yes | Possibly: Mass predation by filter feeding and changing the structure of ... |
Higher Taxa | Scientific name [Common Name] | Legal control in Japan | Potential impact |