Specimen Information

Cercopagis pengoi
Cercopagis pengoi
(fishhook waterflea)
Crustaceans-Cladocerans
Exotic

Specimen ID1473597
GroupCrustaceans-Cladocerans
GenusCercopagis
Speciespengoi
Common Namefishhook waterflea
StateNY
CountyClinton
LocalityLake Champlain, near Valcour Island
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Champlain
HUC8 Number04300108
HUC10 NameLake Champlain
HUC10 Number0430010816
HUC12 NameLake Champlain
HUC12 Number043001081604
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Collection Month9
Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on small watercraft
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:32078
Author:Lake Champlain Basin Program.
Date:2018
Title:Fishhook Waterflea: Lake Champlain’s New Invader.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:34419
Author:Lake Champlain Basin Program.
Date:2018
Title:Fishhook Waterflea: Lake Champlain's New Invader.
CommentsReported in high densities.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierLake Champlain Research Insititute at SUNY Plattsburg
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected100s


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