Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: San Diego/CA/Mission Bay (1986, Fleminger and Kramer 1988; USNM 234194, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2012)
Geographic Extent
San Diego/CA/Mission Bay (1986, Fleminger and Kramer 1988; USNM 234194, U.S. National Museum of Natural History 2012)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
| Alternate | Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster) |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| In Southern California estuaries (Mission Bay, Agua Hedionda Lagoon) where Pseudodiaptomus marinus had invaded, the native P. euryhalinus was absent (Fleminger and Kramer 1988). However, competition between these species has not been studied. | ||