Specimen Information

Nitellopsis obtusa
Nitellopsis obtusa
(starry stonewort)
Algae
Exotic

Specimen ID1321814
GroupAlgae
GenusNitellopsis
Speciesobtusa
Common Namestarry stonewort
StateIN
CountySteuben
LocalityLake James, lower basin near Glen Eden channel
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. Joseph
HUC8 Number04050001
HUC10 NameFawn River
HUC10 Number0405000108
HUC12 NameLake James-Crooked Creek
HUC12 Number040500010803
Map
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Collection Day30
Collection Month8
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28982
Author:Kilbane, K.
Date:2016
Title:Invasive algae found in Lake James
Publisher:Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
VerifierIN DNR
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Photo
Nitellopsis obtusa
Nitellopsis obtusa


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