Specimen Information

Hemimysis anomala
Hemimysis anomala
(bloody red shrimp)
Crustaceans-Mysids
Exotic

Specimen ID259849
GroupCrustaceans-Mysids
GenusHemimysis
Speciesanomala
Common Namebloody red shrimp
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityLake Ontario, Port Credit, end of pier, mouth of Credit River, Ontario, Canada
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Ontario
HUC8 Number04280002
HUC10 NameAmherst Island-Frontal Lake Ontario
HUC10 Number0428000201
HUC12 NameAmherst Island-Frontal Lake Ontario
HUC12 Number042800020102
Map
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Collection Day29
Collection Month10
Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water | dispersed
Statusestablished
CommentsSwarms, hundreds along pier wall. Four plankton tows were preserved in formalin. Corrugated steel concrete. Substrate rocks, gravel and cobble.
Record TypePersonal communication
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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