Specimen Information

Gammarus fasciatus
Gammarus fasciatus
(a freshwater amphipod)
Crustaceans-Amphipods
Native Transplant

Specimen ID157153
GroupCrustaceans-Amphipods
GenusGammarus
Speciesfasciatus
Common Namea freshwater amphipod
StateMI
CountyKeweenaw
LocalityLake Superior, Copper Harbor
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
HUC10 NameLake Superior
HUC10 Number0418000002
HUC12 NameLake Superior
HUC12 Number041800000200
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13623
Author:Grigorovich, I.A., A.V. Korniushin, D.K. Gray, I.C. Duggan, R.I. Colautti, and H.J. MacIsaac
Date:2003
Title:Lake Superior: an invasion coldspot?.
Journal:Hydrobiologia
Volume:499
Issue:1-3
Pages:191-210
CommentsNot previously known from this part of Lake Superior. Known to exist in Lake Superior since 1874.
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordlocale
DisposalCMN
Museum Cat NumberCMNC 2002-0079-0082
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected22


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