1st Record: OR/Yaquina Bay (1872, Washburn 1896, cited by Carlton 1979)

OR/Yaquina Bay (1872, Washburn 1896, cited by Carlton 1979; additional plantings, 1900-1931, a few spat were seen, Carlton 1979)

Level	Vector
Probable	Oyster Intentional

Ecological Impact		Parasite/Predator Vector
While C. virginica has not become established in Yaquina Bay, Eastern Oyster introductions have been a probable/possible vector for many fouling organisms and predators including Cliona sp. (boring sponges) and other sponges, polychaetes (Streblospio benedicti), and tunicates (Botryllus schlosseri, Molgula manhattensis) (Carlton 1979).

Species Regional Summary
Crassostrea virginica
Yaquina Bay ( P210 )

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