Species Regional Summary
Melita nitida
Pt. Conception to Southern Baja California ( NEP-VI )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Los Angeles Co.CA/San Gabriel R. estuary (Cadien 2007, cited by Graening et al. 2012)

Geographic Extent

Los Angeles Co./CA/San Gabriel R. estuary (Cadien 2007, cited by Graening 2012); [Nontidal Freshwater?, CA/Malibu Creek, about 0.5 mile downstream of Century Reservoir, identified only to genus), and Cold Cr. (tributary to Malibu Cr.), 2002, M. Born and M. Abramson, cited by Graening 2012)et al.

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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