Specimen Information

Eurytemora carolleeae
Eurytemora carolleeae
(a calanoid copepod)
Crustaceans-Copepods
Native Transplant

Specimen ID156838
GroupCrustaceans-Copepods
GenusEurytemora
Speciescarolleeae
Common Namea calanoid copepod
StateNY
LocalityLake Ontario
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number04280002
Map
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13541
Author:Lee, C.E.
Date:1999
Title:Rapid and Repeated Invasion of Fresh Water by the Copepod Eurytemora affinis.
Journal:Evolution
Volume:53
Issue:5
Pages:1423–1434
Reference 2
Ref. Number:44854
Author:Vasquez, A.A., P.L. Hudson, M. Fujimoto, K. Keeler, P.M. Armenio, and J.L. Ram
Date:2016
Title:Eurytemora carolleeae in the Laurentian Great Lakes revealed by phylogenetic and morphological analysis
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:42
Issue:4
Pages:802–811
CommentsSee Table 1 of paper; Taxonomy updated from E. affinis to E. carollee on 2026-04-17 based on Vasquez et al. (2016; NAS ref_ID = 44854)
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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