Species Regional Summary
Molgula manhattensis
Puget Sound to Northern California ( NEP-IV )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: Coos Bay/OR/Isthmus Slough (1974, Carlton 1989)

Geographic Extent

Port of Bay Center/WA/Willapa Bay (2000, Cohen et al. 2001); WA/Stackpole Slough,Willapa Bay (2000, Cohen et al. 2001); Round Island/WA/Willapa Bay (2000, Cohen et al. 2001); on barge, Newport/OR/Yaquina Bay (5/30/2010, Estabrook et al. 2010, http://scidiveoregon.blogspot.com/2010/06/yaquina-bay-invasive-tunicates-survey.html ); Coos Bay/OR/Isthmus Slough (1974, Carlton 1989); Charleston/OR/Inner Boast Basin, Charleston Harbor (1986, Carlton 1989); Woodley Island Marina/CA/Humboldt Bay (1996, Boyd et al. 2002); "other marinas in the Bay/CA/(Boyd et al. 2002; Nelson 2009); Eureka Marina/CA/Humboldt Bay (2009, Wilson 2011)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Oyster Accidental

Regional Impacts

References

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