Specimen ID | 167020 |
Group | Crustaceans-Shrimp |
Genus | Palaemonetes |
Species | kadiakensis |
Common Name | Mississippi Grass Shrimp |
State | PA |
County | Fayette |
Locality | Monongahela River at the mouth of Little Redstone Creek in Fayette City |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lower Monongahela |
HUC8 Number | 05020005 |
HUC10 Name | Lower Monongahela River |
HUC10 Number | 0502000508 |
HUC12 Name | Little Redstone Creek-Monongahela River |
HUC12 Number | 050200050802 |
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Collection Month | 8 |
Collection Year | 2006 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | hitch hiker | dispersed |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 15768 |
Author: | Weisberg, D. |
Date: | 2006 |
Title: | Shrimp -- that's right, shrimp! -- found in the Monongahela River. |
Journal: | Post-Gazette.com |
Publisher: | Pittsburgh Post Gazette. |
Issue: | August 23, 2006 |
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Comments | More than half of the 11 shrimp had eggs. Presence may either be due to hitchhiking with a boat or natural migration. These are native to the Mississippi River basin including the Ohio River. |
Record Type | Literature |
Earliest Record | drainage |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 11 |
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