Species Regional Summary
Palaemon macrodactylus
Pt. Conception to Southern Baja California ( NEP-VI )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Los Angeles/CA/Los Angeles Harbor (1962, Carlton 1979)

Geographic Extent

Malibu/CA/Malibu Lagoon (1984, USNM 205237, US National Museum of Natural History 2007); CA/Santa Monica Bay (1977, Carlton 1979); Los Angeles/CA/Los Angeles Harbor (1962, Carlton 1979); Los Angeles/CA/San Pedro Bay (Fairey et al. 2002); San Diego County/CA/Los Penasqutos Lagoon (2000, http://www.perl.sdsu.edu/Reports/LPL01-02.pdf); San Diego County/CA/San Dieguito Lagoon (2000, Cohen et al. 2002); San Diego/CA/Misson Bay (2001, Fairey et al. 2002); San Diego/CA/San Diego Bay (2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014); San Diego/CA/Tijuana Estuary (1995, Williams et al. 2001)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Ballast Water
Alternate Natural Dispersal
Alternate Discarded Bait

Regional Impacts

References

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