Species Regional Summary
Orientomysis aspera
Northern California to Mid Channel Islands ( NEP-V )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: near Pittsburg/CA/Suisun Bay (Modlin and Orsi 1997, as Acanthomysis aspera)

Geographic Extent

near Pittsburg/CA/Suisun Bay; CA/Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary (Modlin and Orsi 1997); CA/San Pablo Bay-Suisun Bay (Fairey et al. 2002); Stockton/CA/Sacramento River (Fairey et al. 2002); Sacramento/CA/Sacramento Turning Basin (Fairey et al. 2002); China Camp marsh/CA/San Pablo Bay (2002-2003, Dean et al. 2005); CA/San Francisco Bay (most abundant at 20-28 PSU, Mecum 2006)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

References

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