Specimen Information

Nitellopsis obtusa
Nitellopsis obtusa
(starry stonewort)
Algae
Exotic

Specimen ID1322771
GroupAlgae
GenusNitellopsis
Speciesobtusa
Common Namestarry stonewort
StateNY
CountyCortland
LocalityTully Lake, SW of Tully
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameChenango
HUC8 Number02050102
HUC10 NameWest Branch Tioughnioga River
HUC10 Number0205010202
HUC12 NameUpper Little York Lake-West Br. Tioughnioga River
HUC12 Number020501020202
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year2011
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29177
Author:Brainard, A.S., and K.L. Schulz.
Date:2016
Title:Impacts of the cryptic macroalgal invader, Nitellopsis obtusa, on macrophyte communities
Journal:Freshwater Science
Volume:36
Issue:1
Pages:55-62
CommentsAlso with Myriophyllum spicatum and Potamogeton crispus
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierBrainard and Schulz
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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