Specimen Information

Nitellopsis obtusa
Nitellopsis obtusa
(starry stonewort)
Algae
Exotic

Specimen ID1468941
GroupAlgae
GenusNitellopsis
Speciesobtusa
Common Namestarry stonewort
StateMI
CountyOakland
Locality[Cass Lake]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameClinton
HUC8 Number04090003
HUC10 NameStony Creek-Clinton River
HUC10 Number0409000301
HUC12 NamePontiac Creek-Clinton River
HUC12 Number040900030108
Map
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Collection Day26
Collection Month8
Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27950
Author:Michigan State University Board of Trustees.
Date:2019
Title:Midwest Invasive Species Information Network (MISIN)
Publisher:Michigan State University. Department of Entomology - Applied Spatial Ecology and Technical Services Laboratory
CommentsUnder the dock stairs, mixed. Don't believe it was there last year. Mixed with chara. Only a few inches tall. Repeated raking pulled up lots of bulbils on filaments.
Record TypeLiterature
Museum Cat Number641658
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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