Specimen Information

Bythotrephes longimanus
Bythotrephes longimanus
(spiny waterflea)
Crustaceans-Cladocerans
Exotic

Specimen ID160207
GroupCrustaceans-Cladocerans
GenusBythotrephes
Specieslongimanus
Common Namespiny waterflea
StateNY
CountyCattaraugus
LocalityAllegheny Reservoir (Allegheny River) at Onoville
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Allegheny
HUC8 Number05010001
Map
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Collection Day31
Collection Month8
Collection Year2004
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recorddrainage
VerifierRosemary Reilly, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collectedthousands


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