Specimen Information

Potimirim potimirim
(potimirim)
Crustaceans-Shrimp
Exotic

Specimen ID1655104
GroupCrustaceans-Shrimp
GenusPotimirim
Speciespotimirim
Common Namepotimirim
StateFL
CountyIndian River
LocalitySouth Relief Canal, at State Rout 605 (Old Dixie Hwy), Vero Beach
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameVero Beach
HUC8 Number03080203
HUC10 NameFort Pierce Inlet-Indian River
HUC10 Number0308020302
HUC12 NameSouth Canal
HUC12 Number030802030202
Map
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Collection Day7
Collection Month1
Collection Year1977
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker in aquaculture | dispersed | unknown
Statusextirpated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26766
Author:Gore, R.H., G.R. Kulczycki, and P.A. Hastings
Date:1978
Title:A second occurrence of the Brazilian freshwater shrimp, Potimirim potimirim, along the central eastern Florida coast.
Journal:Florida Scientist
Volume:41
Issue:1
Pages:57-61
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalNational Museum of Natural History invertebrate zoology collection
Museum Cat NumberUSNM 169231
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater-Brackish
Number Collected6
Size12.9-28.6 mm total length
Number Preserved6
Number of Females5
Number of Breeding Females5


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