Specimen Information

Nitellopsis obtusa
Nitellopsis obtusa
(starry stonewort)
Algae
Exotic

Specimen ID1422336
GroupAlgae
GenusNitellopsis
Speciesobtusa
Common Namestarry stonewort
StateMI
CountyBerrien
LocalityParadise Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLittle Calumet-Galien
HUC8 Number04040001
HUC10 NameTrail Creek-Frontal Lake Michigan
HUC10 Number0404000101
HUC12 NamePainterville Drain-Frontal Lake Michigan
HUC12 Number040400010101
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month8
Collection Year2013
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30847
Author:Alix, M.S., R.W. Scribailo, and C.W. Weliczko
Date:2017
Title:Nitellopsis obtusa (Desv.) J. Groves, 1919 (Charophyta: Characeae): new records from southern Michigan, USA with notes on environmental parameters known to influence its distributio
Journal:BioInvasions Records
Volume:6
Issue:4
Pages:311-319
Reference 2
Ref. Number:29946
Author:Dolan, R.W. (director).
Date:2012
Title:Friesner Herbarium (BUT)
Publisher:Butler University
CommentsAssociated species included Ceratophyllum demersum, Chara contraria, Elodea canadensis, Najas flexilis, Nitella tenuissima, Peltandra virginica, Potamogeton natans, P. strictifolius, Pontederia cordata, and Stuckenia pectinata.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
DisposalBUT, PUNC
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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