Specimen Information

Pseudodiaptomus forbesi
Pseudodiaptomus forbesi
(a calanoid copepod)
Crustaceans-Copepods
Exotic

Specimen ID260291
GroupCrustaceans-Copepods
GenusPseudodiaptomus
Speciesforbesi
Common Namea calanoid copepod
StateWA
CountyWalla Walla
LocalityColumbia River, near Kennewick (just north of the Union Pacific Railroad bridge)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Columbia-Lake Wallula
HUC8 Number17070101
HUC10 NameUpper Lake Wallula
HUC10 Number1707010101
HUC12 NameBurbank Slough-Lake Wallula
HUC12 Number170701010102
Map
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Collection Year2005
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17520
Author:Cordell, J.R., S.M. Bollens, R. Draheim, and M. Sytsma
Date:2008
Title:Asian copepods on the move: recent invasions in the Columbia-Snake River system, USA.
Journal:ICES Journal of Marine Science
Volume:65
Pages:753-758
CommentsP. forbesi comprised 17% of the zooplankton in samples taken from this site.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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