| Specimen ID | 52533 |
| Group | Mollusks-Bivalves |
| Genus | Mytilus |
| Species | galloprovincialis |
| Common Name | Mediterranean blue mussel |
| State | CA |
| Locality | state non-specific |
| Mapping Accuracy | Centroid |
| Centroid Type | State |
| HUC8 Name | California Region |
| HUC8 Number | 18000000 |
| Map | |
| Collection Year | 1900 |
| Year Accuracy | Estimated |
| Potential Pathway | shipping hull fouling | shipping ballast water |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 10319 |
| Author: | Cohen, A.N., and J.T. Carlton. |
| Date: | 1995 |
| Title: | Nonindigenous Aquatic Species in a United States Estuary, A Case Study of the Biological Invasions of the San Francisco Bay and Delta. |
| Journal: | Report for USFWS, WA DC, and Connecticut Sea Grant |
| Publisher: | A report for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC and The National Sea Grant College Program Connecticut Sea Grant. |
| Pages: | 246 pp |
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| Comments | "Pacific Ocean, southern California coast from south of Monterey to San Diego." Year of discovery between 1900 - 1947. Native to Mediterranean Sea. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Marine |