Species Regional Summary
Palaemon macrodactylus
Chesapeake Bay ( M130 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Edgewater/MD/Rhode River (2007, Greg Ruiz 2009, 1 specimen caught from SERC dock)

Geographic Extent

Edgewater/MD/Rhode River (2007, 'summer', Greg Ruiz, 2009, 1 specimen caught from SERC dock); Galesveille/MD/West River (2/11/2020, Monaca Noble, personal communication); Centreville, Queen Anne County/MD/Corsica River (8/17/11, SERC 2017, https://www.flickr.com/photos/serc_biodiversity/32429826224/); , VA/James River (2008, Llanso and Sillet 2009, 2 specimens, on hull of disused ship 'Cape Charles'); VA/York River (2009, Llanso, personal communication, 1 specimen)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Ballast Water

Regional Impacts

References

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