Specimen Information

Eurytemora carolleeae
Eurytemora carolleeae
(a calanoid copepod)
Crustaceans-Copepods
Native Transplant

Specimen ID252794
GroupCrustaceans-Copepods
GenusEurytemora
Speciescarolleeae
Common Namea calanoid copepod
StateMI
CountyOceana
LocalityLake Michigan, off Little Point Sable, EPA Station MI27M
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Michigan
HUC8 Number04190000
HUC10 NameLake Michigan
HUC10 Number0419000002
HUC12 NameLake Michigan
HUC12 Number041900000200
Map
Collection Day30
Collection Month8
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17806
Author:EPA Great Lakes National Program Office.
Date:2008
Title:EPA Monitoring Data.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:44854
Author:Vasquez, A.A., P.L. Hudson, M. Fujimoto, K. Keeler, P.M. Armenio, and J.L. Ram
Date:2016
Title:Eurytemora carolleeae in the Laurentian Great Lakes revealed by phylogenetic and morphological analysis
Journal:Journal of Great Lakes Research
Volume:42
Issue:4
Pages:802–811
CommentsDepth = 100m; Taxonomy updated from E. affinis to E. carollee on 2026-04-17 based on Vasquez et al. (2016; NAS ref_ID = 44854)
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected37.77/m3


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/29/2026].

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