Specimen Information

Caprella mutica
(skeleton shrimp)
Crustaceans-Amphipods
Exotic

Specimen ID1702041
GroupCrustaceans-Amphipods
GenusCaprella
Speciesmutica
Common Nameskeleton shrimp
StateNY
CountyKings
LocalityMoonbeam Gateway Marina, Brooklyn, NY
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSandy Hook-Staten Island
HUC8 Number02030104
HUC10 NameRockaway Inlet-Jamaica Bay
HUC10 Number0203010405
HUC12 NameGerritsen Creek-Rockaway Inlet
HUC12 Number020301040504
Map
Collection Day20
Collection Month8
Collection Year2019
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:39003
Author:Pederson, J., J.T. Carlton, C. Bastidas, A. David, S. Grady, L. Green-Gavrielidis, N. Hobbs, C. Kennedy, J. Knack, M. McCuller, B. O’Brien, K. Osborne, S. Pankey, and T. Trott
Date:2021
Title:2019 Rapid Assessment Survey of marine bioinvasions of southern New England and New York, USA, with an overview of new records and range expansions
Journal:International Journal of Field Research on Biological Invasions
Volume:10
Issue:2
Pages:227-237
Record TypeLiterature


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/6/2025].

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