Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID160820
GroupCrustaceans-Cladocerans
GenusBythotrephes
Specieslongimanus
Common Namespiny waterflea
StateOH
CountyLorain
LocalityLake Erie at Lorain Harbor, Lorain
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NameLake Erie
HUC10 Number0426000002
HUC12 NameLake Erie
HUC12 Number042600000200
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month12
Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14015
Author:Bur, M.T., D.M. Klarer, and K.A. Krieger
Date:1986
Title:First records of a European cladoceran, Bythotrephes cederstroemi, in lakes Erie and Huron.
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Publisher:International Association of Great Lakes Reserach.
Volume:12
Issue:2
Pages:144-146
CommentsCollected in vertical zooplankton hauls and also nearshore at the 9 to 12 m contour
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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