Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID254373
GroupCrustaceans-Cladocerans
GenusBythotrephes
Specieslongimanus
Common Namespiny waterflea
StateMN
CountySt. Louis
LocalityLoon Lake, downstream of Lac La Croix
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameRainy Headwaters
HUC8 Number09030001
HUC10 NameLittle Vermilion Lake
HUC10 Number0903000121
HUC12 NameLoon Lake
HUC12 Number090300012103
Map
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Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaydispersed flood | hitch hiker on small watercraft | shipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [11/23/2024].

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