Specimen Information

Gammarus tigrinus
Gammarus tigrinus
(tiger scud)
Crustaceans-Amphipods
Native Transplant

Specimen ID239898
GroupCrustaceans-Amphipods
GenusGammarus
Speciestigrinus
Common Nametiger scud
StateMI
CountyBay
LocalityLake Huron, Saginaw Bay
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Huron
HUC8 Number04240002
HUC10 NameLake Huron
HUC10 Number0424000202
HUC12 NameLake Huron
HUC12 Number042400020200
Map
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Collection Year2002
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:16177
Author:Grigorovich, I.A., M. Kang, and J.J.H. Ciborowski
Date:2005
Title:Colonization of the Laurentian Great Lakes by the amphipod Gammarus tigrinus, a native of the North American Atlantic Coast.
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:31
Pages:333-342
Reference 2
Ref. Number:16394
Author:Kelly, D.W., J.R. Muirhead, D.D. Heath, and H.J. MacIsaac
Date:2006
Title:Contrasting patterns in genetic diversity following multiple invasions of fresh and brackish waters.
Journal:Molecular Ecology
Volume:15
Issue:12
Pages:3641-3653
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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