Specimen Information

Nitellopsis obtusa
Nitellopsis obtusa
(starry stonewort)
Algae
Exotic

Specimen ID1417514
GroupAlgae
GenusNitellopsis
Speciesobtusa
Common Namestarry stonewort
StateMI
CountyHuron
LocalityAbout 0.6 miles west of M-25 on Pigeon Rd on the coast of Saginaw Bay
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Huron
HUC8 Number04240002
HUC10 NameJoseph Island-Frontal Lake Huron
HUC10 Number0424000201
HUC12 NameJoseph Island-Frontal Lake Huron
HUC12 Number042400020102
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month10
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:25944
Author:Ueda, K., J. Belmonte, A. Shepard, P. Leary, and S. Loarie.
Date:2021
Title:iNaturalist.org
Publisher:California Academy of Sciences
CommentsFound in a dense mat under about 3.5 feet of standing water on the lake bed. Plant about 2.5 ft long with bright green stem. Smaller darker green offshoots from the main stem common. Several small white star-shaped bulbils present. iNaturalist report
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierIan Pfingsten
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Photo
Nitellopsis obtusa


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