Hydrilla verticillata
Hydrilla verticillata
(hydrilla)
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5 results for Hydrilla verticillata (hydrilla)

Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
3990 Hydrilla verticillata Disease/Parasites/Toxicity Observational Field Dense mats of Hydrilla create a microhabitat for the toxic cyanobacteria Aetokthonos... 35572
9231 Hydrilla verticillata Disease/Parasites/Toxicity Observational Field The epiphytic cyanobacteria Aetokthonos hydrillicola primarily grows on Hydrilla... 35572
9232 Hydrilla verticillata Disease/Parasites/Toxicity Observational Field At least 24 waterbird species were found to congregate in areas with Hydrilla... 42766
9233 Hydrilla verticillata Disease/Parasites/Toxicity Anecdotal N/A Aetokthonos hydrillicola is a cyanobacteria is the cause of avian vacuolar myeoinopathy... 30137
9509 Hydrilla verticillata Disease/Parasites/Toxicity Observational Field The underside of Hydrilla verticillata leaves were found to harbor Aetokthonos... 42993

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/23/2024].

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