Species Regional Summary
Nematostella vectensis
Chesapeake Bay ( M130 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: King George County/VA/Machodoc Creek (Potomac River) (Wass 1963; Calder 1972)

Geographic Extent

King George County/VA/Machodoc Creek (Potomac River) (Wass 1963; Calder 1972); Edgewater/MD/Rhode River (Posey et al. 1991, Abundant in Fall 1987- summer 1988; Posey and Hines 1991; not seen since, Hines et al. unpublished data).

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Oyster Accidental
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

References

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