Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1893324
GroupCrustaceans-Cladocerans
GenusBythotrephes
Specieslongimanus
Common Namespiny waterflea
StateMN
CountySt. Louis
LocalityIsland Lake Reservoir
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCloquet
HUC8 Number04010202
HUC10 NameIsland Lake Reservoir-Cloquet River
HUC10 Number0401020204
HUC12 NameIsland Lake Reservoir
HUC12 Number040102020404
Map
Collection Day14
Collection Month9
Collection Year2021
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:46465
Author:Branstrator, D.K., C.E. Larson, E.D. Reavie, M.A. Etterson, M.C. TenEyck, and L.M. Fanberg
Date:2025
Title:The International Maritime Organization standard for ballast water reduces but does not eliminate establishment probability of a zooplankter in mesocosms
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:51
Issue:6
Pages:102688
Record TypeLiterature


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/16/2025].

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