Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1932675
GroupCrustaceans-Mysids
GenusHemimysis
Speciesanomala
Common Namebloody red shrimp
StateWI
CountyDouglas
LocalityMontreal Pier, Lake Superior
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Superior
HUC8 Number04180000
HUC10 NameLake Superior
HUC10 Number0418000002
HUC12 NameLake Superior
HUC12 Number041800000200
Map
Collection Day10
Collection Month9
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
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected5
Number of Juveniles4
Number of Breeding Males1


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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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