Species Regional Summary
Polydora cornuta
Alaskan panhandle to N. of Puget Sound ( NEP-III )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: Ladysmith/British Columbia/Georgia Straits (1932, Carlton 1979; USNM 40856, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2015)

Geographic Extent

British Columbia/Arrow Passage (4/17/2007, Gartner et al. 2016, 50.7076833333333, -126.6660); Bamfield/British Columbia/Barkeley Sound (1994, Sato-Okoshi and Kenji 1997); Okoshiomox/British Columbia/Kye Bay (1933, USNM 40855, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2015); Deep Bay, Vancouver Island/British Columbia/Georgia Strait (2007, Gartner et al. 2016, 49.3275, -122.9473); Vancouver Island/Ladysmith/British Columbia/Georgia Straits (Carlton 1979); British Columbia/Pacific Ocean (2006-2007, Murray et al. 2014, 27 of 81 sites); Buoys Q41 & Q65, Vancouver/British Columbia/Vancouver Harbour (2005, Lu et al. 2007); Vancouver/British Columbia/(Burrard Inlet (2010, Gartner et al. 2016, 49.275 , -123.1392); Fisherman's Wharf, Victoria, Vancouver Island//British Columbia/ Juan de Fuca Strait (2011, Gartner et al. 2016, 48.4230, -123.3842); San Juan Island, San Juan Islands/WA/False Bay, Strait of Georgia (1937, USNM 45188, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2015); Smith Island/WA/Puget Sound/WA/Strait of Juan da Fuca (1940, USNM 45189, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2015)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Oyster Accidental
Alternate Hull Fouling
Probable Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

References

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