Species Regional Summary
Melita nitida
Northern California to Mid Channel Islands ( NEP-V )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record:Point Richmond /CA/San Francisco Bay (1938, Carlton 1979; Chapman 1988)

Geographic Extent

Point Richmond /CA/San Francisco Bay (1938, Carlton 1979; Chapman 1988); Oakland/CA/Lake Merritt (1941, USNM 235018, U.S. Museum of Natural History 2007; Carlton 1979; Chapman 1988); Corte Madera/CA/Muzzi Marsh, central San Francisco Bay (1985, YPM IZ 008216 CR Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History 2015); Redwood City/CA/South San Francisco Bay (1953, Carlton 1979; Petaluma/CA/Petaluma River (Cohen and Carlton 1995), Rodeo/CA/San Pablo Bay (Cohen and Carlton 1995); , Martinez/CA/Suisun Bay (Cohen and Carlton 1995); CA/Grizzly Bay (Cohen and Carlton 1995); cargo ship 'Florikan'/CA/Suisun Bay (Llanso et al. 2011); Collinsville/CA/Sacramento River (Cohen and Carlton 1995; Peterson and Vayssieres 2010); Port Sonoma/CA/San Pablo Bay (2004, Cohen et al. 2005); Petaluma/CA/Petaluma River Turning Basin (2004, Cohen et al. 2005); Port San Pablo Yacht Harbor/CA/San Pablo Bay (2004, Cohen et al. 2005); Kirby Park/CA/Elkhorn Slough (1975, Carlton 1979; Chapman 1988; Wasson et al. 2000)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling
Alternate Oyster Accidental
Alternate Dry Ballast

Regional Impacts

References

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