Specimen Information

Nitellopsis obtusa
Nitellopsis obtusa
(starry stonewort)
Algae
Exotic

Specimen ID877752
GroupAlgae
GenusNitellopsis
Speciesobtusa
Common Namestarry stonewort
StateIN
CountyKosciusko
LocalityTippecanoe Lake, Oswego
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameTippecanoe
HUC8 Number05120106
HUC10 NameGrassy Creek-Tippecanoe River
HUC10 Number0512010601
HUC12 NameTippecanoe Lake-Tippecanoe River
HUC12 Number051201060105
Map
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Collection Day5
Collection Month9
Collection Year2013
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27936
Author:Aquatic Weed Control.
Date:2015
Title:Lake Tippecanoe aquatic vegetation management plan - 2014 update
Publisher:Lake Tippecanoe Property Owners Association
Pages:54 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:27932
Author:Pearson, J.
Date:2015
Title:DNR limiting weed control at Lake Tippecanoe
Publisher:Indiana Department of Natural Resources
CommentsDiscovered in 2013. Herbicide treatment ongoing in the chain of lakes (Oswego, Tippecanoe, and James Lakes)
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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