Species Regional Summary
Aspidelectra melolontha
Northern California to Mid Channel Islands ( NEP-V )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: CA/San Francisco Bay (1979, Cohen and Carlton 1995, as Aspidelectra sp., cryptogenic; Carlton 2008, personal communication, introduced)

Geographic Extent

CA/San Francisco Bay (1979 Cohen and Carlton 1995, as Aspidelectra sp., cryptogenic; Carlton 2008, personal communication, introduced); Dumbarton Railway Bridge/CA/South San Francisco Bay (2000, Ruiz et al., unpublished data)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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