Specimen Information

Nitellopsis obtusa
Nitellopsis obtusa
(starry stonewort)
Algae
Exotic

Specimen ID1886824
GroupAlgae
GenusNitellopsis
Speciesobtusa
Common Namestarry stonewort
StateMI
CountyOceana
LocalityPentwater Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePere Marquette-White
HUC8 Number04060101
HUC10 NamePentwater River
HUC10 Number0406010106
HUC12 NamePentwater Lake-Pentwater River
HUC12 Number040601010605
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 2020
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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