Specimen Information

Echinogammarus ischnus
Echinogammarus ischnus
(scud)
Crustaceans-Amphipods
Exotic

Specimen ID153814
GroupCrustaceans-Amphipods
GenusEchinogammarus
Speciesischnus
Common Namescud
StateMI
CountyWayne
LocalityDetroit River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NameLake Erie
HUC10 Number0426000002
HUC12 NameLake Erie
HUC12 Number042600000200
Map
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Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13534
Author:Witt, J.D.S., P.D.N. Hebert, and W.B. Morton
Date:1997
Title:Echinogammarus ischnus: another crustacean invader in the Laurentian Great Lakes basin.
Journal:Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Volume:54
Issue:2
Pages:264-268
Reference 2
Ref. Number:13008
Author:Ricciardi, A., and H.J. MacIsaac
Date:2000
Title:Recent mass invasions of the North American Great Lakes by Ponto-Caspian species
Journal:Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Volume:15
Issue:2
Pages:62-65
CommentsSpecies was present at only one site in the Detroit River in 1995, but has since spread throughout the Great Lakes and into the St Lawrence River.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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