Specimen Information

Echinogammarus ischnus
Echinogammarus ischnus
(scud)
Crustaceans-Amphipods
Exotic

Specimen ID156816
GroupCrustaceans-Amphipods
GenusEchinogammarus
Speciesischnus
Common Namescud
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityLake Erie near Long Point, Ontario, Canada
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
Map
Collection Year1994
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
CommentsSpecimens were found in an archived 1994 sample. From an abstract presented at the North American Benthological Society Meeting, 2000.
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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