White River Crayfish Procambarus acutus Home 9 What is Ontario Doing? To prevent these unwanted invaders from coming into the province, Ontario has regulated the Procambarus genus as prohibited under the Invasive Species Act, 2015. Background White...
Signal Crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus Home 9 Category: Invaders What is Ontario Doing? To prevent these unwanted invaders from coming into the province, Ontario has regulated the Pacifastacus genus as prohibited under the Invasive Species Act, 2015....
Marbled Crayfish Procambarus virginalis Home 9 Tag: invasive invertebrates What is Ontario Doing? To prevent this unwanted invader from coming into the province, Ontario has regulated marbled crayfish as prohibited under the Invasive Species Act,...
Red Swamp Crayfish Procambarus clarkii Home 9 Tag: invasive invertebrates What is Ontario Doing? To prevent this unwanted invader from coming into the province, Ontario has regulated red swamp crayfish as prohibited under the Invasive Species Act,...
Zebra and Quagga Mussels Home 9 Tag: invasive invertebrates Background Zebra and quagga mussels are freshwater bivalves native to the Black Sea region of Eurasia. Both species were believed to have been introduced in the late 1980’s by ballast water from...
Spiny and Fishhook Waterfleas Home 9 Tag: invasive invertebrates Background Spiny and fishhook waterfleas are small aquatic predators native to Eurasia. The first report of spiny and fishhook waterfleas in North America were both in Lake Ontario – spiny...
Rusty Crayfish Faxonius rusticus Home 9 Tag: invasive invertebrates Background Rusty crayfish are large, aggressive crayfish native to the Ohio River Basin in the United States. The species was likely introduced to Ontario by anglers from other areas...
Invasive Snails ; Home 9 Category: Invaders ( Page 5 ) Background Invasive snails include a variety of gastropods invasive to areas of North America. Invasive snails, such as the channeled apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata), Chinese mysterysnail (Cipangopaludina...
Golden Mussel Limnoperna fortunei Home 9 Category: Invaders ( Page 5 ) What is Ontario Doing? To prevent this unwanted invader from coming into the province, Ontario has regulated Golden Mussel as prohibited under the Invasive Species Act. For more...
Common Yabby Cherax destructor Home 9 Category: Invaders ( Page 5 ) What is Ontario Doing? To prevent this unwanted invader from coming into the province, Ontario has regulated Common Yabby as prohibited under the Invasive Species Act. For more...
Bloody Red Shrimp Hemimysis anomala Home 9 Category: Invaders ( Page 5 ) Background Bloody red shrimp is an invasive crustacean native to freshwater areas of the Black, Azov and Caspian seas in eastern Europe and western Asia. It has been found in all of...
Asian Clam Corbicula fluminea Home 9 Invaders 9 Category: Invertebrates ( Page 3 ) Background Asian clam is a non-native freshwater bivalve that has been dispersed throughout North American lakes, streams and rivers. Native to Southeast Asia, it is...
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