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Boats docked in a Chesapeake Bay harbor
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Rapa Whelks: Invaders of the Chesapeake Bay

During the summer of 1998, scientists at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science...
July 2011
A photo of an oyster cage, out of the water, covered in sea squirts.
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Alaska Vulnerable to Invasive Species from Warmer Waters

Alaska’s pristine coastline is ripe for an influx of invasive marine species such...
September 2011
A photo of a solitary European green crab on a sandy substrate.
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A green crab’s super power: eating through its gills

The phrase “to inhale your food” evokes images of hot dog eating contests or...
January 2018
Boats docked in a Chesapeake Bay harbor
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Chesapeake Bay Harbor

Shellfish from the Chesapeake Bay are prized by seafood lovers. But the Bay's...
Image of a rapa whelk, a large marine snail retreated into its shell
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Rapa Whelk

Rapa whelks, native to Asia, have invaded the Chesapeake Bay and are raising...
Lacy Crust Bryozoans
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Lacy Crust Bryozoan

This colony of a lacy crust bryozoan (Membranipora membranacea) started off as just...
Diagram showing gills on a crab absorbing nutrients
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Crab Gills Absorb Nutrients

The European green crab, a particularly pesky invasive species along United States'...
A photo of a solitary European green crab on a sandy substrate.
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European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas)

The European green crab (Carcinus maenas) has spread far beyond its native...
A photo of a sea walnut, a ctenophore.
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Sea Walnut (Mnemiopsis leidyi)

This ctenophore (a stingless jellyfish-like animal) is native to the east coast of...
A photo of zebra mussels clinging together, the mollusks have successfully invaded brackish and freshwater areas across North America.
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Zebra Mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)

This bivalve mollusk is native to the Caspian Sea, lagoons of the Black Sea, and...
Small orange brittlestars on the coast of the Atlantic.
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An Invasive Brittlestar

These brittlestars (Ophiothela mirabilis) are not where they belong. These animals,...
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