Specimen ID | 1653543 |
Group | Crustaceans-Crabs |
Genus | Rhithropanopeus |
Species | harrisii |
Common Name | Harris mud crab |
State | TX |
County | Palo Pinto |
Locality | Possum Kingdom Lake (river east of Hell's Gate – geologic feature), Palo Pinto County, Texas |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Middle Brazos-Palo Pinto |
HUC8 Number | 12060201 |
HUC10 Name | Possom Kingdom Lake-Brazos River |
HUC10 Number | 1206020105 |
HUC12 Name | Jowell Creek-Possom Kingdom Lake |
HUC12 Number | 120602010506 |
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Collection Day | 12 |
Collection Month | 7 |
Collection Year | 2017 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker with stocked fish | released bait |
Status | established |
Comments | 4 planktonic larvae (zoea) – preserved in ethanol.
Established population; salinity = 1 ppt at time of collection; collected as part of the project: Howeth, J. G. 2018. Impacts of zebra mussels on reservoir water quality: spatio-temporal patterns. State Wildlife Grant Final Report, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. 33 pages. |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Verifier | J. Howeth, University of Alabama |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
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