We’re celebrating #InvasiveSpeciesWeek and #WormWednesday with today’s highlight: BAITWORMS! #DYK that polychaete baitworms and marine algae ("wormweed") are harvested and shipped via overnight mail to bait shops across the globe? #InvasiveSpecies (1/4) 
Most of the organisms sold for bait are packed in algae. This algae, which also may be unintentionally introduced, may have species living in and on it that can be introduced when that algae is discarded in the water. #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #NISAW #InvasiveSpecies (2/4)
Our researchers sorted through this algae used for packing material looking for hitchhiking organisms such as tiny snails, worms, amphipods, and crabs! #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #NISAW (3/4)
Since we began our search, we have discovered over 100 associated taxa in baitworm packing algae! To read more about this project and the associated published papers: serc.si.edu/research/proje… #InvasiveSpeciesWeek #NISAW (4/4)
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