Specimen Information

Eurytemora affinis
Eurytemora affinis
(a calanoid copepod)
Crustaceans-Copepods
Native Transplant

Specimen ID156866
GroupCrustaceans-Copepods
GenusEurytemora
Speciesaffinis
Common Namea calanoid copepod
StateCA
CountySan Francisco
LocalityLake Merced (San Francisco water supply)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Francisco Coastal South
HUC8 Number18050006
HUC10 NameSan Gregorio Creek-Frontal Pacific Ocean
HUC10 Number1805000602
HUC12 NameSan Pedro Creek-Frontal Pacific Ocean
HUC12 Number180500060204
Map
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Collection Year1958
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13541
Author:Lee, C.E.
Date:1999
Title:Rapid and Repeated Invasion of Fresh Water by the Copepod Eurytemora affinis.
Journal:Evolution
Volume:53
Issue:5
Pages:1423-1434
CommentsSee paper. Estimated invasion date 1894. Current status as of 1994-1998: extinct?.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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