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National Invasive Species Information Center

U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Animals, Plants, Aquatic Life - Didymo (Rock Snot)

New York Department of Environmental Conservation.

Biodiversity and Pest Control - Didymo

Otago Regional Council (New Zealand).

Didymo (Invasive Freshwater Algae) in Virginia

Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.

Didymo (or Rock Snot)

University of California - Riverside. Center for Invasive Species Research.

Didymo (Rock Snot) Fact Sheet

West Virginia Department of Natural Resources.

Factsheet: Didymo

Pennsylvania State University. Pennsylvania Sea Grant.

See also: Aquatic Invasive Species: Resources for additional species information

Freshwater Aquatic Invasive Species Threatening Rhode Island: Didymo (Sep 2017) (PDF | 682 KB)

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. Office of Water Resources.

See also: Aquatic Invasive Plants for species of concern

GLANSIS - Rock Snot

DOC. NOAA. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory; DOI. USGS. Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.

Global Invasive Species Database - Didymosphenia geminata (algae)

IUCN. Species Survival Commission. Invasive Species Specialist Group.

Invasive Plants in Pennsylvania: Didymo (PDF | 153 KB)

Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

See also: Invasive Plant Fact Sheets for plant species (trees, shrubs, vines, herbs and aquatic plants) that have impacted the state's natural lands

Invasive Species Compendium - Didymosphenia geminata

CAB International.

Invasive Species: Didymo (PDF | 341 KB)

Missouri Department of Conservation.

See also: Don't Spread Didymo for more information

National Invasive Species Awareness Week: Didymo

Michigan State University Extension.

NEANS Panel Online Guide - Didymo (a.k.a. rock snot)

Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel.

New Aquatic Nuisance Species Threatens Maine Streams and Rivers: Didymo or "Rock Snot"

Maine Department of Environmental Protection.

New York Invasive Species Information - Rock Snot, Didymo

New York Invasive Species Clearinghouse.

Yosemite National Park - Invasive Species: Didymo a.k.a. "Rock Snot"

DOI. National Park Service.

See also: Environmental Factors - Invasive Species for more information