Specimen Information

Mysis diluviana
Mysis diluviana
(opossum shrimp)
Crustaceans-Mysids
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1524406
GroupCrustaceans-Mysids
GenusMysis
Speciesdiluviana
Common Nameopossum shrimp
StateWY
CountySublette
LocalityLittle Half Moon Lake, near Pindale, Wyoming
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNew Fork
HUC8 Number14040102
HUC10 NamePole Creek
HUC10 Number1404010203
HUC12 NameMiddle Pole Creek
HUC12 Number140401020302
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | stocked for biocontrol
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:32397
Author:Johnson, B.M., W.M. Pate, D.B. Silver, and J.L. Sharp
Date:2018
Title:Invasion success and population characteristics of the opossum shrimp, Mysis diluviana, in Wyoming, USA
Journal:Aquatic Invasions
Volume:13
Issue:3
Pages:409-420
CommentsDetected with eDNA and only one individual found after survey
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number of Juveniles1


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/20/2024].

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