Specimen ID | 1417514 |
Group | Algae |
Genus | Nitellopsis |
Species | obtusa |
Common Name | starry stonewort |
State | MI |
County | Huron |
Locality | About 0.6 miles west of M-25 on Pigeon Rd on the coast of Saginaw Bay |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lake Huron |
HUC8 Number | 04240002 |
HUC10 Name | Joseph Island-Frontal Lake Huron |
HUC10 Number | 0424000201 |
HUC12 Name | Joseph Island-Frontal Lake Huron |
HUC12 Number | 042400020102 |
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Collection Day | 12 |
Collection Month | 10 |
Collection Year | 2015 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker on small watercraft |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 25944 |
Author: | iNaturalist |
Date: | 2024 |
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Comments | Found in a dense mat under about 3.5 feet of standing water on the lake bed. Plant about 2.5 ft long with bright green stem. Smaller darker green offshoots from the main stem common. Several small white star-shaped bulbils present. iNaturalist report |
Record Type | Literature |
Verifier | Ian Pfingsten |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
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