Specimen Information

Hemimysis anomala
Hemimysis anomala
(bloody red shrimp)
Crustaceans-Mysids
Exotic
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Specimen ID1613718
GroupCrustaceans-Mysids
GenusHemimysis
Speciesanomala
Common Namebloody red shrimp
StatePA
CountyErie
LocalityLake Erie, south pier of entrance channel to Presque Isle Bay
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NameLake Erie
HUC10 Number0426000002
HUC12 NameLake Erie
HUC12 Number042600000200
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Collection Day25
Collection Month7
Collection Year2019
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | shipping ballast water
Statusunknown
CommentsJim Grazio (PADEP) confirmed the identification of the Hemimysis specimens. Actual collections were made by the following student researchers at Penn State Erie--The Behrend College: Noel Moore Kyle Deloe Emily Dobry
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierJim Grazio (PADEP)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected24
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Hemimysis anomala
Hemimysis anomala

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/19/2025].

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