Invasion
Invasion Description
Portsmouth/VA/Elizabeth River, Virginia Beach/VA/Rudees Inlet-Atlantic (1995, Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Silver Beach (Northampton Co.)/VA/Chesapeake Bay (1995, Ruiz et al., unpublished data)
Geographic Extent
Portsmouth/VA/Elizabeth River (1995, Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Virginia Beach/VA/Rudees Inlet-Atlantic (1995, Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Silver Beach (Northampton Co.)/VA/Chesapeake Bay (1995, Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Newport News/VA/Hampton Roads (2000, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2008); Dorchester Co./MD/Little Choptank River (5/25/2020, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2020)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Alternate | Ballast Water |
Alternate | Natural Dispersal |
Alternate | Hull Fouling |