Specimen Information

Daphnia galeata galeata
Daphnia galeata galeata
(a waterflea)
Crustaceans-Cladocerans
Exotic

Specimen ID240719
GroupCrustaceans-Cladocerans
GenusDaphnia
Speciesgaleata
Subspeciesgaleata
Common Namea waterflea
StateOH
LocalityLake Erie drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeHUC8
HUC8 NameLake Erie
HUC8 Number04260000
Map
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Collection Year1980
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13623
Author:Grigorovich, I.A., A.V. Korniushin, D.K. Gray, I.C. Duggan, R.I. Colautti, and H.J. MacIsaac
Date:2003
Title:Lake Superior: an invasion coldspot?.
Journal:Hydrobiologia
Volume:499
Issue:1-3
Pages:191-210
CommentsNOAA List
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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