Specimen Information

Eubosmina coregoni
Eubosmina coregoni
(Baltic Long-nosed Waterflea)
Crustaceans-Cladocerans
Exotic

Specimen ID156876
GroupCrustaceans-Cladocerans
GenusEubosmina
Speciescoregoni
Common NameBaltic Long-nosed Waterflea
LocalityLake Superior
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
Map
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Collection Year1973
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:703
Author:Mills, E.L., J.H. Leach, J.T. Carlton, and C.L. Secor
Date:1993
Title:Exotic species in the Great Lakes: a history of biotic crises and anthropogenic introductions
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:19
Issue:1
Pages:1-54
CommentsLeach 1973, Czaika 1974, Patalas 1975, Evans 1988 report the occurrence of this species in all of the Great Lakes.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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