Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1711146
GroupCrustaceans-Copepods
GenusCyclops
Speciesabyssorum
Subspeciesdivergens
Common Namedivergens copepod
StateWI
CountyDouglas
LocalitySt. Louis River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSt. Louis
HUC8 Number04010201
HUC10 NameSaint Louis River
HUC10 Number0401020116
HUC12 NameSaint Louis River
HUC12 Number040102011604
Map
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Collection Day17
Collection Month9
Collection Year2021
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed | shipping ballast water
CommentsCollected in a trash can pump sample in 2021. 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
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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