Hydrilla verticillata
Hydrilla verticillata
(hydrilla)
Plants
Exotic

Impact ID3990
Impact TypeDisease/Parasites/Toxicity
Study TypeObservational
Study LocationField
Impact DescriptionDense mats of Hydrilla create a microhabitat for the toxic cyanobacteria Aetokthonos hydrillicola, which are eaten by native birds, including coots and bald eagles, which infect the animals with avian vacuolar myelinopathy.
Reference35572
Great Lakes RegionNo
Cost 
LocationArkansas, USA

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