Species Regional Summary
Mytilicola orientalis
Northern California to Mid Channel Islands ( NEP-V )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: CA/Tomales Bay (Hedgepeth 1962, cited by Carlton 1979; Katkansky et al. 1967, cited by Carlton 1979)

Geographic Extent

CA/Tomales Bay (Hedgepeth 1962, cited by Carlton 1979; Katkansky et al. 1967, cited by Carlton 1979); CA/Drakes Estero (in Crassostrea gigas, Katkansky and Warner 1974, cited by Carlton 1979); Berkeley Marina/CA/San Francisco Bay (in Ostrea lurida and Mytlius sp., probably galloprovincialis, or hybrids with trossulus (Bradley and Siebert 1978, cited by Carlton 1979), cited by Carlton 1979); CA/Elkhorn Slough ((in Crassostrea gigas, Katkansky and Warner 1974, cited by Carlton 1979); CA/Morro Bay (in Crassostrea gigas, Katkansky and Warner 1974, , cited by Carlton 1979)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Oyster Accidental
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

Economic ImpactFisheries

Reduced condition factor of oysters

 

References

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