Specimen Information

Bythotrephes longimanus
Bythotrephes longimanus
(spiny waterflea)
Crustaceans-Cladocerans
Exotic

Specimen ID237215
GroupCrustaceans-Cladocerans
GenusBythotrephes
Specieslongimanus
Common Namespiny waterflea
StateMN
CountySt. Louis
LocalityNamakan Lake [near the Wolfpack Islands in Voyageurs National Park]
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRainy Headwaters
HUC8 Number09030001
HUC10 NameNamakan Lake
HUC10 Number0903000126
HUC12 NameNamakan Lake
HUC12 Number090300012605
Map
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Collection Month10
Collection Year2006
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:16004
Author:Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Date:2006
Title:Invasive species of aquatic plants and animals in Minnesota.
Publisher:Minnesota Dept of Natural Resources.
Pages:7
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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