Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID157156
GroupCrustaceans-Amphipods
GenusGammarus
Speciesfasciatus
Common Namea freshwater amphipod
StateMI
LocalityLake Huron
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Huron
HUC8 Number04240002
Map
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Collection Year1874
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
CommentsKnown from all Great Lakes excluding north-central Lake Superior in 1874.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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