Specimen Information

Thermocyclops crassus
Thermocyclops crassus
(a copepod)
Crustaceans-Copepods
Exotic

Specimen ID1406810
GroupCrustaceans-Copepods
GenusThermocyclops
Speciescrassus
Common Namea copepod
StateOH
CountyOttawa
LocalityLake Erie, [western basin] Station ER58
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NameLake Erie
HUC10 Number0426000002
HUC12 NameLake Erie
HUC12 Number042600000200
Map
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Collection Day10
Collection Month8
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29974
Author:Connolly, J.K., J.M. Watkins, E.K. Hinchey, L.G. Rudstam, and J.W. Reid
Date:2017
Title:New cyclopoid copepod (Thermocyclops crassus) reported in the Laurentian Great Lakes
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:43
Issue:3
Pages:198-203
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected24.9/m3


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