Specimen Information

Cyclops abyssorum divergens
Cyclops abyssorum divergens
(divergens copepod)
Crustaceans-Copepods
Exotic

Specimen ID1711145
GroupCrustaceans-Copepods
GenusCyclops
Speciesabyssorum
Subspeciesdivergens
Common Namedivergens copepod
StateWI
CountyDouglas
LocalityPier at Superior Entry on Wisconsin Point
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
HUC10 NameLake Superior
HUC10 Number0418000002
HUC12 NameLake Superior
HUC12 Number041800000200
Map
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Collection Day23
Collection Month5
Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | shipping ballast water
CommentsCollected in a plankton tow net sample in 2018. Specimen was originally identified as Cyclops strenuus, but I looked at it again this year due to updated keys and literature. I sent it and one other from a different site to Joe Connolly at Cornell for help with identification.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierLana Fanberg (University of Wisconsin - Superior Barstow Hall)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Photo
Cyclops abyssorum divergens


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/2/2024].

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