Specimen Information

Cercopagis pengoi
Cercopagis pengoi
(fishhook waterflea)
Crustaceans-Cladocerans
Exotic

Specimen ID157185
GroupCrustaceans-Cladocerans
GenusCercopagis
Speciespengoi
Common Namefishhook waterflea
StateNY
CountySeneca
LocalityLake Ontario
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSeneca
HUC8 Number04140201
HUC10 NameMiddle Seneca River
HUC10 Number0414020114
HUC12 NameKipp Island-Seneca River
HUC12 Number041402011407
Map
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Collection Day9
Collection Month9
Collection Year2000
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping
Statusestablished
CommentsCollected in a canal/ditch of Lake Ontario. Water temperature = 22.2 degrees C. Salinity=0. DO=7.74mg/L. Water velocity=0.08 m/s.
Record TypePersonal communication
DisposalLGLFRO
VerifierSowinski, M. and M. Weimer
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected228
Year Classadult


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