Specimen Information

Mesocyclops pehpeiensis
Mesocyclops pehpeiensis
(a copepod)
Crustaceans-Copepods
Exotic

Specimen ID1529811
GroupCrustaceans-Copepods
GenusMesocyclops
Speciespehpeiensis
Common Namea copepod
StateOH
CountyErie
LocalityOld Woman Creek
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameHuron-Vermilion
HUC8 Number04100012
HUC10 NameOld Woman Creek-Frontal Lake Erie
HUC10 Number0410001203
HUC12 NameOld Woman Creek
HUC12 Number041000120304
Map
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Collection Day18
Collection Month9
Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker on aquatic plants | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:32485
Author:Connolly, J.K., J.M. Watkins, E.K. Hinchey, L.G. Rudstam, and J.W. Reid
Date:2019
Title:The Asian cyclopoid copepod Mesocyclops pehpeiensis Hu 1943 reported from the western basin of Lake Erie
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:45
Issue:1
Pages:196-201
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected25
Number of Females25
Number of Breeding Females18


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/26/2024].

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