Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID156842
GroupCrustaceans-Copepods
GenusEurytemora
Speciesaffinis
Common Namea calanoid copepod
StateMS
CountyClarke
LocalityHorn, Mississippi River System, Oxbow lakes
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Chickasawhay
HUC8 Number03170002
Map
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Collection Year1973
Year AccuracyActual
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
CommentsSee Table 1 in paper. Estimated invasion date is 1973.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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