Didymosphenia geminata
Didymosphenia geminata
(didymo)
Algae
Cryptogenic
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Impacts

8 results for Didymosphenia geminata (didymo)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
4817 Didymosphenia geminata Recreation Observational Field Where it becomes very dense in New Zealand, Didymosphenia geminata decreases the exchange... 37232
4819 Didymosphenia geminata Recreation Observational Field Angler interviews in North Canterbury, New Zealand revealed that on average, the presence of... 37231
4822 Didymosphenia geminata Recreation Observational Field Since Didymosphenia geminata is spread from site to site unintentionally through... 37240
4823 Didymosphenia geminata Recreation Observational Field Anglers surveyed from across the United States indicated that when Didymosphenia geminata... 37240
9762 Didymosphenia geminata Recreation Anecdotal N/A The unsightly appearance of Didymosphenia geminata blooms causes it to be mistaken for raw... 30501
9763 Didymosphenia geminata Recreation Experimental Laboratory Didymosphenia geminata provides habitat for Tubifex tubifex, an oligochaete worm... 30523
9764 Didymosphenia geminata Recreation Anecdotal N/A In Pennsylvania, Didymosphenia geminata have the potential to impact trout fisheries by... 30502
9765 Didymosphenia geminata Recreation Anecdotal N/A Didymosphenia geminata makes recreation, particularly swimming and fishing, unpleasant.... 43371

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/23/2024].

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