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Aquatic Invasive Species

Taxonomic Experts

Experts on the identification of freshwater and marine species


Specialty	Name	Address
Invertebrates	Dr. James Carlton	Williams College, Maritime Studies PO Box 6000 Mystic, CT 06355-0990 phone: 860/572-5359 ext.3 fax: 860/572-5329 jcarlton@williams.edu
Invertebrates	Jeff Cordell	University of Washington School of Fisheries Seattle, WA 98195 phone: 206/543-7532 fax: 206/685-7471 cordell@fish.washington.edu
Bryozoa	Dr. Andew Cohen	San Francisco Estuary Institute Richmond Field Station 1325 S. 46th Street Richmond, CA 94804 phone: 510/231-9423 fax: 510/231-9414 acohen@sfei.org
Opisthobranchia	Dr. Terence Gosliner	California Academy of Sciences Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA 94118 phone:415/750-7083 tgosliner@calacademy.org
Polychaetes	Leslie Harris	Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Los Angeles, CA
Polychaetes	Kathy Welch	Washington Department of Ecology phone: 360/407-6035
Platyhelminthes	Dr. John Holliman	Merritt College (Retired) P.O. Box 1871 San Andreas, CA 95248 jhole2@goldrush.com
Gastropod	Michael Kellogg	City and County of San Francisco Water Quality Lab San Francisco, CA
Marine bivalves	Dr. Paul Dinnel	Dinnel Marine Research 9205 126th NE Kirkland, WA 98033 phone: 425/822-4460 fax: same as phone padinnel@aol.com
Tunicate	Dr. Gretchen Lambert	California State University, Fullerton Department of Biological Sciences Fullerton, CA 92834-6850 glambert@fullerton.edu
Cnidaria	Dr. Claudia Mills	University of Washington Friday Harbor, WA cmills@fhl.washington.edu
Cnidaria	Dr. Daphne Fautin	California Academy of Sciences Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA 94118
Echinoderms	Dr. Rich Mooi	California Academy of Sciences Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA 94118
Foraminifera	Dr. Doris Sloan	Adjunct Professor Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science Univ. of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-4767 (510) 642-3703 Fax: (510) 643-9980 dsloan@eps.berkeley.edu
Entoproct	Kerstin Wasson	University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Biology Santa Cruz, CA
Nemertea	Dr. Pamela Roe	Pomona State University Pomona, CA
Crustacea	Dr. John Chapman	Oregon Department of Fisheries and Wildlife 2030 Marine Science Drive Newport, OR 97365-5296 USA phone: 541/867-0235 fax: 541/867-0105 Chapman.John@EPAMAIL.EPA.GOV
Crustacea / Decapoda	Greg Jensen	University of Washington School of Fisheries Box 357980 Seattle, WA 98195 Phone: 206/543-5559
Chinese Mitten Crab	Deborah Rudnick, Ph.D	Senior Scientist Integral Consulting, Inc 7900 SE 28th St. Ste 410 Mercer Island, WA 98040 206/957-0345 drudnick@integral-corp.com
Green crab ecology	Dr. Ted Grosholz	University of New Hampshire Department of Zoology and Center for Marine Biology Durham, NH 03824 phone: 603/862-4803 fax: 603/862-3784 tedg@kepler.unh.edu
Green crab ecology	Dr. Greg Ruiz	Smithsonian Environmental Research Center PO Box 28 Edgewater, MD 21037 phone: 301/261-4190 ext.227 fax: 301/261-7954 ruiz@serc.si.edu
Green crab ecology	Dr. Sylvia Yamada	Oregon State University Department of Zoology Cordley Hall 2022 Corvallis, OR 97331-2914 phone: 541/737-5345 fax: 541/737-0501 yamadas@bcc.orst.edu
Fish	Dr. Bill Eschmeyer	California Academy of Sciences Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA 94118
Harmful phytoplankton	Rita Horner	University of Washington
Harmful phytoplankton	Vera Trainer	National Marine Fisheries Service-Montlake
Diatoms	Dr. J.P. Kociolek	Califronia Academy of Sciences Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA 94118 phone: 415/750-7277 pkociolek@cas.calacademy.org
Marine macroalgae	Dr. Tom Mumford	Washington Department of Natural Resources phone: 360/902-1079 tom.mumford@wadnr.gov
Macroalgae	Dr. Richard Moe	University of California, Berkeley, Jepson Herbarium Berkeley, CA
Macroalgae	Luis Solorzano	U.S. Food and Drug Administration Alameda, CA
Algae	Dr. Gayle Hansen	Hatfield Marine Science Center Newport, OR 97365 HansenG@ccmail.orst.edu
Algae	Dr. Paul Silva	University of California, Berkeley, Jepson Herbarium Berkeley, CA
Freshwater macrophytes	Dr. Mark Sytsma	Portland State University Environmental Sciences and Resources PO Box 751 Portland, OR 97207-0751 phone: 503/725-3833 fax: 503/725-3888 sytsmam@pdx.edu
Weeds	Steve McGonigal - Executive Secretary	Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board 1111 Washington St. P.O. Box 42560 Olympia, WA 98504-2560 360/902-2082 (education) noxiousweeds@agr.wa.gov
Freshwater plants	Kathy Hamel	Washington Department of Ecology Olympia, WA phone: 360/407-6562 fax: 360/407-6426 kham461@ecy.wa.gov
Aquatic plants	Jen Parsons	Washington Department of Ecology jenp461@ecy.wa.gov
Introduced Species Ecology	Jeff Crooks	Scripps Institution of Oceanograpy La Jolla, CA
Ecology	Dr. Peter Moyle	University of California, Davis Department of Wildlife Fish and Conservation Biology Davis, CA 95616
Ballast water, sediments	Janet Moore	CA Department of Fish and Game 2099 Westside Road Bodega Bay, CA 94923 phone: 707/875-2073 fax: 707/875-2089 jkmoore@ucdavis.edu
Harmful algae	Dr. Frieda Taub	University of Washington School of Fisheries taub@u.washington.edu