Specimen Information

Brachionus leydigii
Brachionus leydigii
(a rotifer)
Rotifers
Exotic

Specimen ID1758501
GroupRotifers
GenusBrachionus
Speciesleydigii
Common Namea rotifer
StateOH
CountyLucas
LocalityLake Erie, USEPA Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) monitoring station ER59
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
HUC10 NameLake Erie
HUC10 Number0426000002
HUC12 NameLake Erie
HUC12 Number042600000200
Map
Collection Day7
Collection Month4
Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown | shipping ballast water
CommentsSpecimen was observed, recorded, and mounted on a microscope slide by staff of Cornell University. Samples were collected and processed on behalf of U.S. EPA GlNPO for the Great Lakes biological monitoring of zooplankton.
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierJ. Connolly (Cornell University)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [6/4/2026].

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