Specimen Information

Didymosphenia geminata
Didymosphenia geminata
(didymo)
Algae
Cryptogenic

Specimen ID1333305
GroupAlgae
GenusDidymosphenia
Speciesgeminata
Common Namedidymo
StatePA
CountyFayette
LocalityConfluence Bike Bridge #1, Confluence Bike Bridge #2, and Confluence Bike Bridge #3 - River Mile is 74.668
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameYoughiogheny
HUC8 Number05020006
HUC10 NameUpper Youghiogheny River
HUC10 Number0502000603
HUC12 NameYoughiogheny River Lake
HUC12 Number050200060305
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month6
Collection Year2012
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27462
Author:iMapInvasives.
Date:2018
Title:Pennsylvania iMapInvasives
Publisher:Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program
CommentsPA iMapInvasives Obs. ID: PA-3506U. Results: Confluence Walking Bridge #3 Yough: Large amounts of Didymosphenia with relatively few numbers of frustules. Also ob
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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