Specimen Information

Hemimysis anomala
Hemimysis anomala
(bloody red shrimp)
Crustaceans-Mysids
Exotic

Specimen ID1932670
GroupCrustaceans-Mysids
GenusHemimysis
Speciesanomala
Common Namebloody red shrimp
StateWI
CountyDouglas
LocalityDuluth-Superior Harbor, Superior Entry
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
Map
Collection Day4
Collection Month8
Collection Year2025
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:46675
Author:Branstrator, D.K., K. Huelsbeck, G.M. Thelen, B. Johnson, M.A. Nagel, L.R. Isbell, L.M. Fanberg, H. Schaefer, M.E. Brown, and M.C. TenEyck
Date:2026
Title:First evidence of Hemimysis anomala (bloody red shrimp) establishment in Lake Superior
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:52
Issue:2
Pages:102779
CommentsSampling occurred from August 4-5, 2025
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected19
Number of Juveniles19


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/9/2026].

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