Specimen Information

Bythotrephes longimanus
Bythotrephes longimanus
(spiny waterflea)
Crustaceans-Cladocerans
Exotic

Specimen ID1618030
GroupCrustaceans-Cladocerans
GenusBythotrephes
Specieslongimanus
Common Namespiny waterflea
StateNY
CountyOswego
LocalityOneida Lake [NE of Syracuse]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameOneida
HUC8 Number04140202
HUC10 NameOneida Lake-Oneida River
HUC10 Number0414020208
HUC12 NameOneida Lake
HUC12 Number041402020808
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NAS ARM

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Collection Day16
Collection Month9
Collection Year2019
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:33766
Author:Friedlander, B.
Date:2019
Title:Cornell student finds invasive water flea in Oneida Lake.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierCornell University
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collectedseveral


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