Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID255236
GroupCrustaceans-Cladocerans
GenusBythotrephes
Specieslongimanus
Common Namespiny waterflea
StateMI
CountyMuskegon
LocalityLake Michigan, middle of lake off Muskegon, EPA Station MI23
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Michigan
HUC8 Number04190000
HUC10 NameLake Michigan
HUC10 Number0419000002
HUC12 NameLake Michigan
HUC12 Number041900000200
Map
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Collection Day2
Collection Month8
Collection Year2002
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.
CommentsDepth = 86m
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1.66/m3


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