Elaphoidella bidens bidens
(a copepod)
Crustaceans-Copepods
Exotic |
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Common name: a copepod
Taxonomy: available through
www.itis.gov
Size: Less than 1 mm
Native Range: The genus has a worldwide distribution. However, Bruno et al. (2000) believe it may be introduced to North America from Eurasia as a large majority of records come from disturbed habitats.
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Alaska |
Hawaii |
Puerto Rico &
Virgin Islands |
Guam Saipan |
Interactive maps: Point Distribution Maps
Nonindigenous Occurrences:
Non-specific locations in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Tennessee (McLaughlin et al., 2005). Found in modest numbers in the three lower Great Lakes (Huron, Erie, and Ontario) (Hudson and Lesko, 2003), also in Maryland (USNM 283421), Virginia (USNM 250448, 278112) and the District of Columbia (USNM 251796, 278180).
Ecology: This species inhabits freshwater lakes, streams, reservoirs, and marshes; can tolerate eutrophic waters (Hudson and Lesko, 2003).
Means of Introduction: Unknown, but because it has also been found in the Great Lakes, ballast water may have been how it was introduced initially.
Status: Unknown.
Impact of Introduction: Unknown.
References: (click for full references)
Bruno, M.C., J.W. Reid, and S.A. Perry. 2000. New records of copepods from Everglades National Park (Florida): description of two new species of Elaphoidella (Harpacticoida, Canthocamptidae), and supplementary description of Diacyclops nearcticus Kiefer (Cyclopoida, Cyclopidae). Crustaceana 73:1171-1204.
Hudson, P.L., and L.T. Lesko. 2003. Free-living and Parasitic Copepods of the Laurentian Great Lakes: Keys and Details on Individual Species. Ann Arbor, MI: Great Lakes Science Center Home Page. http://www.glsc.usgs.gov/greatlakescopepods/
McLaughlin, P.L. and 38 others. 2005. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31, Bethesda, Maryland.
Author:
Benson, A.J.
Revision Date: 3/1/2013
Citation Information:
Benson, A.J., 2017, Elaphoidella bidens bidens (Schmeil, 1894): U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL, https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=2772, Revision Date: 3/1/2013, Access Date: 9/19/2017
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