Species Regional Summary
Melita nitida
_CDA_P045 (Santa Ana) ( P045 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

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

Geographic Extent

Los Angeles Co./CA/San Gabriel R. estuary (Cadien 2007, cited by Graening 2012)

Nontidal Fresh Water: Los Angeles County/CA/Malibu Creek, about 0.5 mile downstream of Century Reservoir , and Cold Cr. (tributary to Malibu Cr.) (2002, Graening et al. 2012, (identified only to genus))

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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