Specimen ID | 241087 |
Group | Crustaceans-Mysids |
Genus | Hemimysis |
Species | anomala |
Common Name | bloody red shrimp |
State | NY |
County | Oswego |
Locality | Lake Ontario at Ninemile Point, approximately 7 miles northeast of Oswego |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lake Ontario |
HUC8 Number | 04280002 |
HUC10 Name | Lake Ontario |
HUC10 Number | 0428000202 |
HUC12 Name | Lake Ontario |
HUC12 Number | 042800020200 |
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Collection Day | 22 |
Collection Month | 8 |
Collection Year | 2007 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | shipping ballast water |
Status | established |
Comments | Gillnets set over rocky substrate at apprx 6 m depth, set overnight 8/21-8/22 |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Disposal | USGS Lake Ontario Biological Station |
Verifier | USGS Lake Ontario Biological Station |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 150+ |
Specimen Impact | 1st report of predation on Hemimysis by alewife. Significant numbers indicate potential to become an important item in alewife diet. |
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