Specimen Information

Mesocyclops pehpeiensis
Mesocyclops pehpeiensis
(a copepod)
Crustaceans-Copepods
Exotic

Specimen ID1468693
GroupCrustaceans-Copepods
GenusMesocyclops
Speciespehpeiensis
Common Namea copepod
StateMI
CountyMonroe
LocalityLake Erie, EPA GLNPO monitoring station ER60
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NameLake Erie
HUC10 Number0426000002
HUC12 NameLake Erie
HUC12 Number042600000200
Map
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Collection Day3
Collection Month4
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on aquatic plants
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:31712
Author:Stanton, A.
Date:2018
Title:Cornell University detects two new non-native zooplankton species in western Lake Erie
Publisher:Cornell University Biological Field Station at Shackelton Point
Reference 2
Ref. Number:32485
Author:Connolly, J.K., J.M. Watkins, E.K. Hinchey, L.G. Rudstam, and J.W. Reid
Date:2019
Title:The Asian cyclopoid copepod Mesocyclops pehpeiensis Hu 1943 reported from the western basin of Lake Erie
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:45
Issue:1
Pages:196-201
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
VerifierJanet Reid
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number of Juveniles2


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/6/2024].

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