First record of the Neotropical cladoceran Diaphanosoma fluviatile Hansen, 1899 in the Great Lakes basin

Whitmore, Elizabeth; Connolly, J.K.; Damme, Kay Van; Watkins, James M.; Hinchey, Elizabeth K.; Rudstam, Lars G.

doi:10.3391/bir.2019.8.3.18

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“…This includes the Great Lakes Biology Monitoring Program, which has assessed annual changes in phytoplankton, zooplankton, and benthic macroinvertebrate communities since 1983, and whose objectives include searching for non-native species within these communities (https://www.epa.gov/great-lakesmonitoring/great-lakes-biology-monitoring-program). For example, zooplankton samples have been collected at 20 fixed stations in Lake Erie since 1998, and this monitoring effort was responsible for detecting two nonnative copepods, a non-native rotifer, and a non-native cladoceran in the western basin of the lake between 2015 and 2018 (Connolly et al, 2017(Connolly et al, , 2018(Connolly et al, , 2019Whitmore et al, 2019). Additionally, over the past 15 years the U.S.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…While regulation of the vector responsible for most invasions since 1959 appears to have reduced the vulnerabil-ity of the Great Lakes to further invasion, there are some caveats to this conclusion. Recent discoveries of introduced zooplankton, apparently established and in some cases spreading among lakes, suggest that the current risk of invasion from ballast water discharge is not negligible (Connolly et al, 2017(Connolly et al, , 2018(Connolly et al, , 2019Whitmore et al, 2019). These discoveries include the copepod Thermocyclops crassus in Lake Erie in 2014 (Connolly et al, 2017), the cladoceran Diaphanosoma fluviatile in Lake Erie in 2015 and Lake Michigan in 2018 (Whitmore et al, 2019), the rotifer Brachionus leydigii var.…”

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“…Recent discoveries of introduced zooplankton, apparently established and in some cases spreading among lakes, suggest that the current risk of invasion from ballast water discharge is not negligible (Connolly et al, 2017(Connolly et al, , 2018(Connolly et al, , 2019Whitmore et al, 2019). These discoveries include the copepod Thermocyclops crassus in Lake Erie in 2014 (Connolly et al, 2017), the cladoceran Diaphanosoma fluviatile in Lake Erie in 2015 and Lake Michigan in 2018 (Whitmore et al, 2019), the rotifer Brachionus leydigii var. tridentatus in Lake Erie in 2016 (Connolly et al, 2018), and the copepod Mesocyclops pehpeiensis in Lake Erie in 2016 (Connolly et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…We consider a ballast-water introduction of T. crassus to be most probable, although another possibility is human-mediated transport from Lake Champlain, where the species was discovered in 1991 (Connolly et al, 2017). Diaphonosoma fluviatile-a Neotropical species whose range includes Texas, Louisiana, and Florida-was initially detected near Toledo, Ohio, which receives transoceanic ship traffic (Whitmore et al, 2019); but a natural northern range expansion through animal-mediated overland dispersal is also plausible (Frisch et al, 2007). The cyclopoid copepod M. pehpeiensis has a history of association with ornamental aquatic plants and rice paddy agriculture in various regions of the world, and thus Connolly et al ( 2019) considered its occurrence in Lake Erie to be more likely related to the aquatic plant trade or aquaculture than ballast water.…”

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Vector control reduces the rate of species invasion in the world's largest freshwater ecosystem

Ricciardi

MacIsaac

2022

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The Great Lakes‐St Lawrence River basin is the world's most invaded freshwater system. Ballast water release from transoceanic shipping is deemed responsible for 65% of invasions in the basin since the modern St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959. Regulations requiring mid‐ocean exchange of ballast water applied in 1993 failed to stem ship‐mediated invasions because the procedure was not mandated for all ships. In 2006 and 2008, Canada and the United States, respectively, mandated that all transoceanic ships should conduct open ocean flushing to ensure that partially filled ballast tanks intended for discharge into the Great Lakes contained water of salinity ≥30 ppt before entering the Seaway. These regulations have been strictly enforced through record inspections and tests of ballast tank salinities of inbound ships. Before‐and‐after comparisons of total organismal abundance and species richness in ballast tanks revealed a substantial reduction in invasion risk from ships that conducted saltwater flushing. Since 2006, the rate of discovery of newly established non‐native species in the Great Lakes declined by 85% to its lowest level in two centuries. While multiple factors could plausibly contribute to this decline, empirical evidence supports the 2006/2008 ballast water regulation as the primary cause, highlighting the benefit of internationally coordinated vector control.

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“…2 -8), for the relevant species are given below. (Cisneros et al 1991), Haiti (Korovchinsky 1992, Mexico (Elías-Gutierrez et al 2001) and United State (Korovchinsky 2002, Lopez et al 2008and Whitmore et al 2019. This is the first record for Colombia.…”

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Contribution to the knowledge of cladocerans fauna (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) from La Española lagoon, Colombia

Fuentes-Reinés,

Vásquez-Ramos,

Elmoor-Loureiro

et al. 2023

Rev peru biol

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Thirty-five cladocerans species are recorded from La Española lagoon in the Orinoquia region of Colombia; all are new records for Meta Department and 10 for Colombia. With the addition of these new reports, the total number of cladocerans for Colombia and the Meta department is increased by 124 and 38 species, respectively. The cladoceran fauna from the surveyed area is represented mainly by widespread species, commonly found in the Neotropical regions, but local morphological data are scarce in the regional literature. Brief diagnostic description of 18 species of cladoceran fauna recorded of the Meta department-Colombia are provided together with illustrations of taxonomically significant appendages, morphological remarks, notes on the variability of some species, and their distribution.

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Non-Indigenous Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda): From a Few Notorious Cases to a Potential Global Faunal Mixing in Aquatic Ecosystems

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Karabanov

Damme

2022

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Non-indigenous species may pose a threat to native ecosystems worldwide. In aquatic environments, invasives may have a negative impact on human food security and livelihoods. Several water fleas (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Cladocera) are notorious invasive alien species influencing large freshwater lake systems and even inland seas. In the current review, we discuss the state of knowledge regarding non-indigenous species in the Cladocera and their invasiveness potential in different continents. We argue that the potential impacts and occurrence of cladoceran exotics may be higher than generally assumed. We critically review 79 cases from literature sources, involving 61 cladoceran taxa where records outside of their natural distribution ranges were previously interpreted as invasions. We assessed the probability of natural range expansions versus human-mediated introductions and we discuss several major corridors of invasion. We estimate human-mediated transportations for at least 43 taxa (out of 61; ca 70%), while other cases can be seen as natural expansions of their distribution ranges (not necessarily/not likely human-mediated) and/or taxonomical confusion. We confirm non-indigenous presence in recipient regions for at least 41 cladoceran taxa, of which several are true invasives (i.e., with negative impacts on native ecosystems). The majority are zooplankters with effects on pelagic freshwater ecosystems, yet we also report on introductions by littoral taxa. We argue that cryptic introductions of cladocerans are taking place on a global scale, yet they remain under the radar. We highlight several striking case studies, such as the Ponto–Caspian onychopods that have invaded the Baltic Sea and the Laurentian Great Lakes, and several clones of the anomopod genera Daphnia and Bosmina that have successfully colonised new environments, causing equilibria shifts in native aquatic worlds. At the same time, we dispel some myths about taxa that were misconstrued as invasive in certain localities. Based on our review, the first of its kind for freshwater zooplankton, future environmental monitoring tools including molecular techniques and detailed surveys with rigorous and critical taxonomical assessments may help to provide a clearer picture on the extent of invasiveness of cladocerans.

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First record of the Neotropical cladoceran Diaphanosoma fluviatile Hansen, 1899 in the Great Lakes basin

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Vector control reduces the rate of species invasion in the world's largest freshwater ecosystem

Vector control reduces the rate of species invasion in the world's largest freshwater ecosystem

Contribution to the knowledge of cladocerans fauna (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) from La Española lagoon, Colombia

Non-Indigenous Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda): From a Few Notorious Cases to a Potential Global Faunal Mixing in Aquatic Ecosystems

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