Specimen Information

Daphnia lumholtzi
Daphnia lumholtzi
(a waterflea)
Crustaceans-Cladocerans
Exotic

Specimen ID1691722
GroupCrustaceans-Cladocerans
GenusDaphnia
Specieslumholtzi
Common Namea waterflea
StateKY
CountyEdmonson
LocalityNolin reservoir, near Dam
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Green
HUC8 Number05110001
HUC10 NameLower Nolin River
HUC10 Number0511000111
HUC12 NameBylew Creek-Nolin River
HUC12 Number051100011107
Map
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Collection Day4
Collection Month1
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayhitch hiker
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:37841
Author:Beaver, J., T. Renicker, C. Tausz, J. Young, J. Thomason, Z. Wolf, A.L. Russell, M.A. Cherry, K.C. Scotese, and D.T. Koenig
Date:2018
Title:Winter swarming behavior by the exotic cladoceran Daphnia lumholtzi Sars, 1885 in a Kentucky (USA) reservoir
Journal:BioInvasions Records
Volume:7
Issue:1
Pages:43-50
CommentsThe largest swarms of Daphnia lumholtzi on record (>10,000 organisms L-1). Discovered in winter (<10 °C).
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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