Species Regional Summary
Moerisia lyonsi
Chesapeake Bay ( M130 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Records: Jamestown Island/VA/James River (1965, Calder and Burrell 1967); Hog Island/VA/James River (1965, Calder and Burrell 1967); Deep Water Shoal/VA/James River (1965, Calder and Burrell 1967)

Geographic Extent

St. Leonard/MD/Patuxent River (Ma and Purcell 2005); Jamestown Island/VA/James River (1965, Calder and Burrell 1967); Hog Island/VA/James River (1965, Calder and Burrell 1967); Deep Water Shoal/VA/James River (1965, Calder and Burrell 1967); VA/Pamunkey (York) River (Calder and Burrell 1967); Baltimore/MD/Baltimore Harbor (1995, Ruiz, unpublishd data); Horn Point Laboratory Mesocosm System/MD/Choptank River (1993, Purcell et al. 1999); Dorchester County/MD/Choptank River (1997, Purcell et al. 1999; Ma 2003; Ma and Purcell 2005)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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