Specimen Information

Nitellopsis obtusa
Nitellopsis obtusa
(starry stonewort)
Algae
Exotic

Specimen ID1886822
GroupAlgae
GenusNitellopsis
Speciesobtusa
Common Namestarry stonewort
StateMI
CountyMuskegon
LocalityMuskegon Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMuskegon
HUC8 Number04060102
HUC10 NameMuskegon River
HUC10 Number0406010210
HUC12 NameMuskegon Lake-Muskegon River
HUC12 Number040601021004
Map
Collection Month7
Collection Year2020
Year AccuracyActual
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:46461
Author:Moore, E.K., B.L. Keck, K.G. Karol, S.A. Woznicki, and S.E. Hamsher
Date:2025
Title:Growth of starry stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa (Desvaux) J. Groves, Characeae) in two Michigan, USA, drowned river mouth lakes
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:51
Issue:6
Pages:102687
CommentsSampling occurred biweekly from July to October
Record TypeLiterature


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/5/2025].

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