Specimen Information

Nitellopsis obtusa
Nitellopsis obtusa
(starry stonewort)
Algae
Exotic

Specimen ID1522598
GroupAlgae
GenusNitellopsis
Speciesobtusa
Common Namestarry stonewort
StateMI
CountySt. Clair
LocalitySt. Clair River at Stag Island
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. Clair
HUC8 Number04090001
HUC10 Name0409000100
HUC10 Number0409000105
HUC12 Name040900010000
HUC12 Number040900010502
Map
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Collection Day14
Collection Month9
Collection Year1983
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10406
Author:Schloesser, D.W., P.L. Hudson, and S.J. Nichols.
Date:1986
Title:Distribution and habitat of Nitellopsis obtusa (Characeae) in the Laurentian Great Lakes.
Journal:Hydrobiologia
Volume:133
Pages:91-96
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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