Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: CA/Suisun Bay (1993, Orsi and Ohtsuka 1999); CA/Suisun Slough (1993, Orsi and Ohtsuka 1999)
Geographic Extent
C/ Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta-Suisun Bay (San Francisco Bay) (Orsi and Ohtsuka 1999; Cohen et al. 1995); CA/San Pablo Bay (Bollens et al. 2011); CA/Central San Francisco Bay (Bollens et al. 2011); CA/South San Francisco Bay (Bollens et al. 2011); Carl's Marsh/CA/Petaluma River (2003-2005, Bollens et al. 2014); CA/San Franicsco Bay (2012, Ruiz and Geller 2021)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Predation | |
| Acartiella sinensis had a significant predation impact on nauplii of Pseudodaptomus forbesi and Limnoithona tetraspina, averaging 11 and 4 % per day, respectively. Rates of predation on adults and copepodites were ~1% per day (Slaughter et al. 2016). | ||