Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID156846
GroupCrustaceans-Copepods
GenusEurytemora
Speciesaffinis
Common Namea calanoid copepod
StateKY
CountyJefferson
LocalityOhio River in the McAlpine Pool [~R.M. 607]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSilver-Little Kentucky
HUC8 Number05140101
HUC10 NameBear Grass Creek-Ohio River
HUC10 Number0514010109
HUC12 NameFall Run-Ohio River
HUC12 Number051401010904
Map
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Collection Year1989
Year AccuracyPublication Year
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:16023
Author:Bowman, T.E., and J.J. Lewis
Date:1989
Title:Occurence of the calanoid copepod Eurytemora affinis (Poppe) in the Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky.
Journal:Journal of Crustacean Biology
Volume:9
Issue:1
Pages:83-84
CommentsSee Table 1 in paper. Estimated invasion date was 1930-1985.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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