Specimen Information

Neoergasilus japonicus
Neoergasilus japonicus
(a parasitic copepod)
Crustaceans-Copepods
Exotic

Specimen ID887544
GroupCrustaceans-Copepods
GenusNeoergasilus
Speciesjaponicus
Common Namea parasitic copepod
StateAL
CountyLee
LocalityAuburn University Agricultural Experiment Station, Agriculture Pond
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Tallapoosa
HUC8 Number03150110
HUC10 NameChewacla Creek
HUC10 Number0315011002
HUC12 NameUpper Chewacla Creek
HUC12 Number031501100202
Map
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Collection Month11
Collection Year1993
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker with stocked fish
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26212
Author:GBIF
Date:2013
Title:Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Database.
Publisher:Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Reference 2
Ref. Number:26854
Author:Smithsonian Institution
Date:2014
Title:National Museum of Natural History specimen collections. Accessed via GBIF data portal, http://www.gbif.org/dataset/5df38344-b821-49c2-8174-cf0f29f4df0d
Publisher:Smithsonian Institution
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalNational Museum of Natural History collections
Museum Cat NumberUSNM 282785.226142
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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