Fw: Seeking people with knowledge of aquatic nonindigenous species
O'Reilly, Katie
Assistant Research Scientist, Aquatic Invasive Species Outreach
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Illinois Natural History Survey
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Champaign, IL 61820
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From: bounce-12891...@list.cornell.edu <bounce-12891...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Kris Stepenuck <kste...@uvm.edu>
Date: Friday, September 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
To: CCE-SG-ASSEMBLY-L <cce-sg-a...@list.cornell.edu>
Subject: Seeking people with knowledge of aquatic nonindigenous species
Hi Sea Grant Extension Assembly,
I am working on a project to develop a database of aquatic nonindigenous species in (or approaching) the Lake Champlain Basin of Vermont, New York, and Quebec. I’m seeking people to assist in reviewing 2-page species profiles about a variety of these species. I wondered if anyone on this list might have knowledge of any of the following species and be willing to review the species profile for that species between now and the end of September? Alternatively, might you know of others who may have expertise about any of these species to whom you might direct me?
This spring, the undergraduate student assisting with this project sent requests to a variety of people in Vermont and beyond based on communications with Meg Modley at the Lake Champlain Basin Program, Wesley Daniel with USGS, and Rochelle Sturtevant at GLERL. Unfortunately, we have yet to find enough willing reviewers for these species, so I’m turning to a broader audience to attempt to find some folks who know about these species who may be willing to do a review. Reviewers will be credited in the database being developed, which is the Lake Champlain version of the GLANSIS database.
Seeking two reviewers for the following species:
|
Category |
Species |
|
Mollusks |
Bithynia tentaculata |
|
Mollusks |
Bellamya (Cipangopaludina) chinensis |
|
Mollusks |
Gillia altilis |
|
Mollusks |
Pisidium amnicum |
|
Mollusks |
Pleurocera acuta |
|
Mollusks |
Radix auricularia |
|
Mollusks |
Sphaerium corneum |
|
Mollusks |
Stagnicola catascopium |
|
Mollusks |
Valvata piscinalis |
|
Mollusks |
Callinina georgiana |
|
Crayfish |
Cambarus robustus |
|
Crayfish |
Faxonius obscurus |
|
Crayfish |
Faxonius rusticus |
|
Water Flea |
Bythotrephes longimanus |
|
Freshwater jellyfish |
Craspedacusta sowerby |
|
Flatworm |
Schmidtea polychroa |
|
Pathogen |
Largemouth bass virus |
|
Fish |
Scardinius erythrophthalmus |
Seeking one reviewer for the following species:
|
Category |
Species |
|
Fish |
Tinca tinca |
|
Plants |
Alisma gramineum |
|
Plants |
Lythrum salicaria |
|
Plants |
Rorippa Amphibia |
|
Plants |
Iris pseudacorus |
|
Pathogen |
Muskellunge and northern pike lymphosarcoma |
Many thanks!
Kris
—
Kristine Stepenuck, PhD (she/her/hers)
University of Vermont
Extension Associate Professor, Rubenstein School
Associate Director and Extension Program Leader, Lake Champlain Sea Grant
81 Carrigan Drive
Burlington VT 05405 USA
802-868-1048