Invasion
Invasion Description
1st record: OR/Coos Bay (1973, Hand and Uhlinger 1994)
Geographic Extent
WA/Grays Harbor (Darling et al. 2009); WA/Willapa Bay (Reitzell et al. 2008); OR-WA/Trestle Bay, Columbia River Estuary (Sytsma et al. 2005); 'However, Jeff Cordell has found N. vectensis in almost every salt marsh of Oregon and Washington he has sampled in the last 20 years.' (Systma et al. 2005); OR/Yaquina Bay (Darling et al. 2009); OR/Coos Bay (1973, Hand and Uhlinger 1994; Darling et al. 2009); CA/Humboldt Bay (Barnhardt et al. 1992, cited by Boyd et al. 2002; Darling et al. 2008)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Alternate | Hull Fouling |
Alternate | Ballast Water |
Alternate | Oyster Accidental |